Legal Opinion
Santoro v. Osman
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided October 31, 1961PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKing, J.
This case, in which recovery from the accommodation maker and the payee-endorser of a promissory note is sought, was tried on the admissions in the pleadings, implemented by a stipulation of facts. No evidence was presented. The only issue was the efficacy of the special defense, which read as follows: “Said instrument on its face reflects [that] a usurious rate of interest was charged and . . . said rate of interest is against public policy in the State of Connecticut, as well as in violation of the criminal statutes of this State.”
On March 30, 1956, the defendant Harris Osman executed a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Seeman v. Philadelphia Warehouse Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Ciampittiello v. CampitelloSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1947
- Philadelphia Loan Co. v. TownerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1839
- Catalano v. CatalanoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1961
- Perry v. CohenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Heating Acceptance Corporation v. PattersonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1965
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- Paine Webber Jackson & Curtis, Inc. v. WintersConnecticut Appellate Court · 1990
- Shulman v. ShulmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1963
- Continental Mortg. Investors v. Sailboat Key, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1981
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