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McGehee v. PetreeMcGehee v. Petree

Supreme Court of Georgia
Jan 12, 1928
No. 6177
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Hines
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.

Case Details

Case Name: McGehee v. Petree
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Jan 12, 1928
Citations: 165 Ga. 492; 141 S.E. 206; 1928 Ga. LEXIS 18; No. 6177
Docket Number: No. 6177
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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