Horton v. Robert
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Appeal from the District Court of Mayagüez. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Ms. Justice MaoLeaey
delivered the opinion of the court.
This suit was instituted in the District Court of Mayagüez by Benito Texidor and his wife, Elvira Pulido, and by Benjamin J. Horton and Frederick L. Cornwell against Adolfo Robert Strike, having for its object the cancellation of two mortgages, copies of which are attached to the complaint, on the ground that the said mortgages are usurious and unlawful, having been executed in order to secure loans made at a ■usurious rate of interest — that is to say, a rate higher than 12 per cent per annum, which is the limit allowed by the laws of…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Fleckner v. President of the Bank of the United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1823
- Miller v. AmmonSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Trust Co. v. KrumseigSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Gay v. WinterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1867
- Carpentier v. WilliamsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1864
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