Morrison v. Helm

OPINIOlSf of the Court, by

Ch. J. Boren.

This wag a bill filed by Helm against Morrison to obtain the payment of money which the former had lent to the latter upon an agreement, which, from the statement made in the bill, is clearly usurious. On a final hearing the court below decreed Morrison to pay the principal without interest, and gave him his costs against Helm. From that decree Morrison has appealed to this court.

The decree would have been correct, had Morrison been the complainant, seeking relief against the contract; but as Helm was complainant, it was evidently erroneous to give him…