Bettis v. Tampa Real Estate Exchange & Loan Ass'n
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by Division A. Appealed from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtShackleford, J.
— The appellee filed its bill in chancery against Robert F. Bettis and his wife for the foreclosure of a mortgage executed by them to the appellee, as stated in their brief, “to secure the payment of a bond for twelve hundred dollars, conditioned, upon the payment of three dollars per week on the principal sum of twelve hundred dollars borrowed, together with one and 80/100 dollars per week as interest, and one and 80/100 dollars per week as premium on said loan.” The appellants filed their answer to the bill in which they' sought to avail themselves of usury as a defense, averring, that the…
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