Wegener v. Erdman

McDONALD, Chief Justice.

This suit was brought in the justice court to recover $68 as a penalty for the exaction of usurious interest. The case was appealed to the county court at law No. 1, Tarrant County. Plaintiff went to trial in the county court upon written pleadings. In his second amended original petition he sought to recover on account of the payment by him to defendant of a total sum of $56.85 usurious interest on three loans. Plaintiff had also made a fourth loan from defendant, upon which he admitted owing a balance of $25.20. He sued for $113.70, double the amount of interest…