Rogers v. Sample
Mississippi Supreme Court
In error from the Circuit Court of Holmes county. Hon. E. G-. Henry, Judge. Contended, that the contract was usurious, and to sustain this view, they cited 6 Munf. R. 495; 1 Tucker’s Com. 408; 2 II. S. Dig. 616, § 209. Cited, Satterwhite v. MeKie, Harper’s R. 397; Hoggett v. Pratt, 15 Mass. R. 177; G-ulley v. Renney, 1 Blackf. R. 69; Hardin’s R. 175.
1Opinion of the CourtHandy, J.
This was an action, brought by the defendant in error, upon a promissory note, made by the plaintiffs in error, in December, 1853, whereby they promised to pay, on the first day of January, 1855, three hundred and ten dollars, for the hire of certain slaves, the note containing an agreement that it should bear six per cent, interest from the date, if not punctually paid. The makers failed to pay the note, and this action was brought to the next term after its maturity, and judgment rendered for the defendant in error for the principal, with interest from the date of the note, according to its…
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