Mississippi Supreme Court, 1882

O'Connor v. Clopton

O'Connor v. Clopton
Mississippi Supreme Court · Decided October 15, 1882 · Campbell
60 Miss. 349

O'Connor v. Clopton

Opinion of the Court

Campbell, C. J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

One who pays usurious interest may recover it by an action at law.

- An agent who receives money for his principal, and is notified before he pays it over that he will be held accountable for it to the party paying, cannot shield himself from liability by claiming that the suit should;be against his principal.

There is no error in the instructions, and the judgment is affirmed.

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