Mutual Loan Co. v. Martell
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPERIOR COURT OP THE STATE OP MASSACHUSETTS. The facts, which involve the validity under the Fourteenth Amendment of a statute of Massachusetts, in regard to assignments of wages as security for loans, are stated in the opinion. - Plaintiff does not deny the.right in the legislature to pass a law fixing the rate of interest that may be taken on a loan of a sum of money of less than two hundred dollars; nor the right to reasonably regulate such business, so.…
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ERROR TO THE SUPERIOR COURT OP THE STATE OP MASSACHUSETTS. The facts, which involve the validity under the Fourteenth Amendment of a statute of Massachusetts, in regard to assignments of wages as security for loans, are stated in the opinion. - Plaintiff does not deny the.right in the legislature to pass a law fixing the rate of interest that may be taken on a loan of a sum of money of less than two hundred dollars; nor the right to reasonably regulate such business, so. long as the statutes for that purpose do not violate constitutional privileges and guaranties; but does contend that Ch.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
The question in the casé is the validity, under the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United. States, of a statute of the State of Massachusetts (Stat. 1908,.c. 605) which (§ 7) makes invalid against the employer of a person any assignment of or order for wages to be éarned in the future to secure a loan of less than $200 until the assignment or order be accepted in writing by the employer and . the assignment or order and acceptance be filed and recorded with the clerk of the city or town in the place of residence or employment, according as the person making the assignment be…
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