Johnson v. Henry

| ¡^Defendants, husband and wife, appeal the judgment of the trial court that awarded damages and attorney fees to plaintiff for the wife’s unauthorized use of plaintiffs identity to purchase a computer.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Penny Henry and Paula Johnson were co-workers at Terrebonne General Medical Center. In June 1999, Mrs. Henry obtained Mrs. Johnson’s social security number from the hospital data bank. She used this infQrmation without Mrs. Johnson’s knowledge to purchase a Gateway Computer. When Mrs. Henry stopped making payments towards the computer, Citibank, who purchased the…