Hurst v. Bank of Commerce

Opinion op the Court by

Drury, Commissioner—

Affirming.

The appellants,.who were defendants below, appealed from a judgment denying in part a defense of usury, which they had interposed. About 15 years ago, the defendants began borrowing money from the Hargis Commercial Bank & Trust Company of Jackson, Ky. They were charged interest on this money at the rate of 8 per cent., and from an examination of this record it appears that other charges, in addition to the interest, were included in these notes, under the headings of fees, etc. These notes grew, the interest was often, if not always, added…