Globe Loan Co. v. Betancourt
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Bexar County Court for Civil Cases; John H. Clark, Judge. Action by Ireneo Betancourt against the Globe Loan Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtFly, C. J.
This is a suit for double the
alleged amount of usurious interest paid by appellee to appellant, which in the justice’s court was placed at $104. The cause was tried by the justice of the peace, and judgment rendered in favor of appellee for $76. The cause was appealed by appellant to the county court. During the trial in .the county court, appellee filed an amendment, in wbicb the amount claimed was reduced to"$76, and the jury found in favor of appellee for that amount.
By the amendment in the county court the amount in controversy was reduced from $104 to $76, a sum from which an appeal…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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