Moore v. Savage

Ruby Savage, a non-borrowing plaintiff, was awarded damages against Signature Loans, Inc. and W. Lee Moore, Jr. for “unreasonable collection efforts” directed against said Ruby Savage in an attempt to collect a loan made to her employee, Arzalia Bailey. This recovery has been affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals. 359 S.W.2d 95. The trial court defined “unreasonable collection efforts” as meaning “such efforts as a person of ordinary care and prudence would not have used under the same or similar circumstances.” While the words of this definition are those generally used in the definition of…