Southern Home Building & Loan Ass'n v. Thomson

HUNTEB, Associate Justice.

The nature of this suit is well stated in appellee's brief, and is as follows:

“Thomson filed this suit on January 31, 1899, against appellant, to remove cloud from title as stated in appellant's brief, and for cancellation of debt, claimed by appellant against him, for application of payments to discharge all debt, charging the bond or note contract to be usurious, alleging payment of $1225, the amount borrowed being $1000, and seeking to recover $450 as statutory penalty, being double the amount of usurious interest paid in excess of principal debt. Thomson alleged,…