Holdman v. Tansey

The plaintiff 'brought suit to recover the amount claimed to be due to him from the defendant upon a promissory note for $1,000, dated October 25th, 1928, and payable thirty days after date, and also upon a check for $250, dated upon the same day. Both of these instruments were signed by the defendant and were payable to the plaintiff. The defendant filed an answer stating, with relation to the note, that “plaintiff charged defendant and defendant was compelled to pay a bonus and interest rate for the use and loan of said sum of $1,000, which was usurious and illegal.” He also set up the same…