Victoria Bank & Trust Company V. Marlyn R. Brady (06/19/91‪)‬

This is a lender liability case. Victoria Bank & Trust Company (Bank) sued Marlyn and Pauline Brady, Bill Fancher (Fancher) and Fancher Cattle Company, Inc. (Cattle Company) on a promissory note. Fancher and the Cattle Company counterclaimed asserting (1) usury, (2)  fraud, duress and tortious interference with business relations, (3) breach of duty of good faith and fair dealing and (4) violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act (DTPA). After a jury trial, judgment was rendered for Fancher and the Cattle Company against the Bank. The court of appeals affirmed in part and reversed and rendered in part. 779 S.W.2d 893. We affirm in part and reverse and render in part.