Rhodes v. Security Finance Corp. of Landrum

Lewis, Chief Justice:

This appeal is from an order of the lower court setting aside a verdict in favor of appellant (plaintiff) for actual and punitive damages and entering judgment for respondent (defendant).

An agent of respondent forged the name of appellant, as maker, to a note in the amount of $196.00 payable to respondent. The forgery was discovered when other agents of respondent attempted in a normal fashion, through private contact of appellant, to collect the note. The appellant, a person easily upset, suffered some emotional distress from the attempt of respondent to collect the…