McGehee v. Petree
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtHines, J.
1. It is tlie policy of the laws of this State to inhibit the taking of usury under every and any pretense or contrivance whatsoever. Civil Code (1910), § 3427; Troutman v. Barnett, 9 Ga. 30, 35.
2. The evidence demanded a verdict finding in favor of the plaintiff, that the transaction involved was usurious.
Judgment reversed.
All the Justices concur. T. J. Ripley, for plaintiff.
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Troutman v. BarnettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1850
3Cited by7 opinions
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- Adamson v. LilienthalCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
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