Bennett v. Ginsberg
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, Moses Ginsberg and another, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office'of the clerk of- the county of Kings on the. 19th day of November, 1909, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on .the 23d day of November, 1909, ■ denying. the defendants’ motion for a new trial made upon the • minutes. ' . •
1Opinion of the Court
. Thomas, J.:
To the plaintiff Ginsberg delivered his promissory note for $6,000, bearing no interest,-payable to himself, and indorsed by himself and Kobre,' and payable one month after its date, and for this received "plaintiff’s' check for $5,500. Was usury taken? The plaintiff’s brief describes the transaction as' follows: “ Ginsberg' applied to him for a loan on. several occasions, and . * * * he told Ginsberg he did not have the .money to make the loan;. * * * Ginsberg finally came to him and pleaded with him to help him out as he- was in danger of being ruined- if he could not procure…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Thurston v. . CornellNew York Court of Appeals · 1868
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