Union Guardian Trust Co. v. Crawford

This is an appeal in two mortgage foreclosure suits which were heard together in the circuit court, disposed of by one decree, and $.re presented here by a single record and briefs. From a decree sustaining defendants’ claim of usury, plaintiff has appealed. The controversy is so clearly and concisely stated in the opinion of the circuit judge that we quote and adopt it.

“In the first of the above entitled causes plaintiff as successor to the Union :Trust Company filed its bill to foreclose ascertain mortgage executed by defendants, Alf F. Crawford and wife, March 24,1921, due January 1,1922,…