Legal Opinion

Waterfield Mortg. Co., Inc. v. Rodriguez

Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)

Decided September 11, 1996No. 04-95-00177-CVPublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HARDBERGER, Justice.

This is a Texas Debt Collections Statute case. The lender, Waterfield Mortgage *643Company, Inc. (Waterfield), was found by the trial court, sitting without a jury, to have violated the statute. The plaintiffs/appellees, the Rodriguezes, (Rodriguez) were awarded $7,402.61 in actual damages, $7,500.00 in attorney’s fees, and $15,000.00 in exemplary damages. Waterfield appeals. We affirm.

FACTS AND DISCUSSION

Waterfield made a loan to the parents of the Rodriguez family to buy a house in Se-guin. The promissory note was for $26,-600.00 dated June 3, 1983 and was secured by…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Cain v. BainTexas Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Garza v. AlviarTexas Supreme Court · 1965
  3. Pool v. Ford Motor Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Kindred v. Con/Chem, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Alamo National Bank v. KrausTexas Supreme Court · 1981

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3Cited by20 opinions

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  2. McCaig Ex Rel. Estate of McCaig v. Wells Fargo Bank (Texas), N.A.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
  3. Ford v. City State Bank of Palacios, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2001
  4. Biggers v. BAC Home Loans Servicing, LPDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 2011
  5. Steak & Ale of Texas, Inc. v. BornemanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2002

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