Connell v. Rosales

FANNING, Justice.

Appellee Victor Rosales, on behalf of himself and his wife, Faustina Rosales, brought suit against several defendants for usury damages and for actual and exemplary damages resulting from unreasonable collection efforts.

All of the defendants except appellant Connell and his two offices, City and Safeway, were dismissed prior to trial, and none of said other defendants were brought back into the case by either party.

A jury in response to special issues found that appellant’s companies were lenders rather than brokers, that plaintiff-appellee and his wife had paid appellant…