Everett v. Planters' Bank
Supreme Court of Georgia
Interest and usury. Statute of limitations. Laws. Before Judge Crisp. Houston Superior Court. November Adjourned Term, 1877. Reported in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Jackson, Justice.
This was a bill filed to rescind certain deeds, the consideration of which was alleged to have been usurious, or to recover back the usurious interest paid to the bank in the lands deeded. There were many dealings- between the parties from 1869 to 1872 ; the complainant borrowed a great deal of money from the bank, he and a brother who was in partnership with him, for which large usurious interest was charged; complainant assumed this indebtedness, and finally settled it by a sale of land, the bank agreeing to take the land at ten dollars per acre, but to pay complainant all…
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