Texas Supreme Court

Tanner Development Company, Petitioners v. Robert B. Ferguson, Respondents

October 19, 197721 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 25

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that the promissory note between Tanner Development Company and Ferguson was not usurious, applying the Nevels doctrine of spreading interest over the entire term of the contract and rejecting the Ramp approach. The Court reversed the Court of Civil Appeals and affirmed the trial court's judgment.