Stanley v. Thompson

— The appellee filed his bill in the Circuit Court of Duval County in chancery against the appellants for the foreclosure of a mortgage. The appellants as defendants below answered the bill alleging usury in the note to secure which the mortgage was given. The case was referred to master to take and report the evidence. Upon the coming in of the master’s report finding that the defense of usury had not been sustained the defendants excepted to such report. These exceptions were overruled by the chancellor, and a final decree of foreclosure was rendered for the full amount claimed by the…