Bettum v. Montgomery Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n

This is a contest between a mortgagor and his lending institution, in which the borrower who sought damages below for breach of contract and fraud, also contends that his 6V2 % loan became usurious after it had been made. While he raises a multitude of questions, the borrower’s principal contention is that he is now entitled to a recovery of the interest which he had paid under District of Columbia Code Title 28, § 3303. From a judgment for the lender for costs, the borrower has appealed.

In early 1966, the appellant, Leif L. Bettum, a retired employee of the General Services Administration,…