Dege v. Produce Exchange Bank

Loring, Justice.

Action by the administrator of the estate of Albert C. Dege, deceased, to recover money alleged to have been paid to defendant as usurious interest on certain loans. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff for $750, and defendant appeals from an order denying its alternative motion for judgment or a new trial.

Defendant claims that (1) the evidence is insufficient to sustain any verdict for plaintiff, and (2) the verdict was a “split” one and thus contrary to law.

Defendant was a small commercial bank located in St. Paul. Santo Speranza was its president, principal loaning…