Wilkinson v. Wooten
Supreme Court of Georgia
Charge of court. Evidence. Contracts. Usury. Yendor and purchaser. Landlord and tenant. Set-off. Before Judge Wright. Calhoun Superior Oourt. September Adjourned Term, 1876. Eeported in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Judge.
The note sued upon was for six hundred dollars. It was dated January 9, 1872, and due by the 25th of December thereafter. It purported, on its face, to be given for purchase money of certain described land. There was a plea of ■ “ not indebted.” Other pleas set up usury, and payment of the same, to the amount of five hundred and ten dollars. The pleas did not allege that the note was given for a loan of money, nor did they allege that there was usury in the note itself, or in the contract out of which it arose. They averred that the note was given “ as a balance of purchase…
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