Legal Opinion

Edmonds v. Altman

Washington Supreme Court

Decided December 23, 1915No. 12872PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal by plaintiff from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Sullivan, J., entered November 25, 1914, in favor of the plaintiff as reduced by certain penalties under the usury statute, in an action on a promissory note, tried to the court.

1Opinion of the CourtBausman, J.

Edmonds, having sued the makers of a promissory note, appeals from a judgment in his favor reduced by certain penalties under our usury statute, Rem. & Bal. Code, § 6255 (P. C. 263 § 13), which, after prescribing these penalties, subjects the lender to usurious profits of an agent and makes any intermediary the lender’s agent when he acts for both parties. The lower court held that certain persons, Dickson & Kelliher, were Edmonds’ agents, and as this is the sole thing complained of here, we must examine the evidence.

What the Altmans were to pay in their note was $600, but what they actually…

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. Busk v. HoardWashington Supreme Court · 1964
  2. Clemson v. BestWashington Supreme Court · 1933
  3. Busk v. HoardWashington Supreme Court · 1964
  4. State v. McCollumWashington Supreme Court · 1943
  5. State v. McCollumWashington Supreme Court · 1943

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