Supreme Court of Georgia, 1928

McGehee v. Petree

McGehee v. Petree
Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided January 12, 1928 · Hines
165 Ga. 492; 141 S.E. 206; 1928 Ga. LEXIS 18

McGehee v. Petree

Opinion of the Court

Hines, 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.

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