Legal Opinion
Farnsworth v. Cochran
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided July 23, 1965No. 81PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKeyser, J.
The decree of the chancellor on findings of fact adjudged that the transaction between these parties involving about $38,000.00 and a warranty deed of plaintiffs’ 800-acre farm to the defendants with a repurchase lease agreement back to plaintiffs, was an usurious contract. The decree declared the deed and lease were null and void and further that the transaction was a loan secured by an equitable mortgage. Both parties have appealed from the decree.
The plaintiffs claim error in the refusal of the court to invoke the penalty provided by 9 V.S.A. § 34 (b) relating to usurious obligations. The…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Walker v. HoustonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1932
- Little v. LittleSupreme Court of Vermont · 1964
- Shaner v. West Coast Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1934
- Whitmore v. Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New YorkSupreme Court of Vermont · 1961
- Hall v. Mortgage Security Corp. of AmericaWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1937
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Dehahn v. InnesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1976
- Brown v. PiliniSupreme Court of Vermont · 1970
- CAPITAL CANDY COMPANY v. SavardSupreme Court of Vermont · 1976
- Crocker v. BrandtSupreme Court of Vermont · 1972
- Brown v. PiliniSupreme Court of Vermont · 1970
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