Roux v. Witzman
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Case Certified from Court of Appeal, Parish of Orleans. Action by Henry T. Roux against R. L. Witzman and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal to the Court of Appeal, which certifies a question to the Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Our Brothers below submit the following statement:
Plaintiff sues on a promissory note for the sum of $47.50, dated August 24, 1908, and payable one month after date, on which the sum of $11 has been paid on account, leaving a balance due of $36.50. This suit is for that balance, with interest at 8 per. cent, from maturity, and 20 per cent, thereon as attorney fees.
The defense set up is that the note contains usurious interest; i. e., interest beyond 8 per cent, per annum. It is admitted that defendant received only $25 for the note.
The question submitted is whether said note is usurious under…
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