Lake Street Sash & Door Co. v. Verin

Action on a promissory note, wherein after trial without a jury defendants appeal from the order denying their motion for amended findings or a new trial.

A very brief statement of the case is sufficient to show that the iearned trial judge was right in finding against defendants on their one defense of usury. In December, 1923, Standard Home Building Company, a corporation, owed plaintiff $4,653.98. The claim was rendered secure by a mechanic’s lien upon an apartment house property. At that time the defendants Verin were indebted to Mr. Gruesner, president of the Standard Home Building…