Lexington Bank v. Wirges

Tbe defendant below, tbe Lexington Bank, is a corporation engaged in tbe banking business in tbe city of Lexington, Dawson county, and plaintiff, John Wirges, was one of its customers, having an open account with tbe bank. At divers times be also borrowed money from the *650defendant at a usurious rate of interest, giving Ms notes for the sums thus obtained. Some of the motes have been paid in' full, while others, or some portions thereof, by a series of renewals were finally merged into three notes for $270, $8,300, and $4,000 respectively, which have not been fully paid. To secure the payment…