Taylor v. Morris
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On appeal from the decree of the Chancellor, made on the advisory opinion of the Vice-Chancellor, reported ante p. 439.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Deptje, J.
The bill in this case is filed for the foreclosure of two mortgages, made by the appellant to the respondent, bearing date respectively on the 26th of August, 1867, and the 12th of April, 1869, each in the sum of $2000. The defence is usury in each of the mortgages.
The allegation of the defendant is that the first mortgage was given to secure money loaned at the time the mortgage was made, and that only $1746.10 was paid to him, the balance being retained by the complainant as a bonus, in pursuance of a contract to that end between the…
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