Southwestern Investment Company v. Alvarez

453 S.W.2d 138 (1970)

SOUTHWESTERN INVESTMENT COMPANY, Petitioner,

v.

Juan ALVAREZ, Respondent.

No. B-1699.

Supreme Court of Texas.

April 15, 1970.

Rehearing Denied May 13, 1970.

Clayton & Clayton, Cleo G. Clayton, Jr., Amarillo, for petitioner.

Sam J. Dwyer, Jr., El Paso, for respondent.

POPE, Justice.

Juan Alvarez filed suit against South-western Investment Company, hereafter called S. I. C., for the conversion of his 1962 Ford. The trial court rendered judgment on a verdict in favor of Alvarez for $1,500.00 actual damages and $5,000.00 exemplary damages. The court of civil appeals affirmed the…