Peyser v. Cole

*41By the Court,

Watson, C. J.:

The promissory note upon which this action was brought was executed March 9, 1882, in this state presumably, and bore ten per cent, per annum interest, which was the highest rate allowed by the law then in force. (Laws of Oregon, 1880, p. 17.) It also contained the following stipulation, upon which the judgment for attorneys’ fees appealed from, was rendered: “And in case suit or action is instituted to collect said, note or any portion thereof, to pay such additional sum as the court may adjudge reasonable as attorney’s fees in such suit or action.” The question…