Sedbury v. . Duffy

Civil action to recover the balance due on a note.

It appeared that on 3 March, 1909, defendants R. N. Duffy and A. C. Burnett executed their note to D. H. Green for $5,000; that there had been a payment thereon of $1,000 and the remainder, or $4,000, was due at the time of suit brought; that some time prior to institution of action D. H. Green sold the note to plaintiff for $3,200 and the purchaser required the indorsement of the payee, Green, and H. T. Pratt as guarantee of payment. The indorsers having pleaded that as to them this was an usurious transaction, issues were submitted. The…