Providence County Sav. Bank v. Frost
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
[This was a bill in equity by the Providence .County Savings Bank and others against Jonathan F. Frost and others.]
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge.1
This is an appeal in equity from a decree of .the district court in favor of the complainants. That •decree, in my judgment, is correct, both upon ■the facts involved and upon the law of the case. The defence is founded .upon an alleged violation of the laws of New York against usury, and no other claim of illegality is made. The allegations of the answer show, that, though the notes in question were signed by their maker in New York, yet they were transmitted by him to Rhode Island, in order that their discount might be' procured in that state. That they were so…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Cockle v. FlackSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
3Cited by1 opinion
- Le Baron v. Van BruntNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1880