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11 Ind. 496

Keams v. Jones

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided January 12, 1859

Indiana Supreme Court · decided 1859-01-12

<p>APPEAL from the Warren Court of Common Pleas.</p>

Decided 1859-01-12

Per Curiam.

¶1Complaint on a note. Answer, usury. Denial.

¶2Trial by the Court; finding and judgment, over a motion for a new trial, for the full amount of the note and interest.

¶3It is urged that the evidence was not sufficient to sustain the finding.

¶4We have carefully examined the evidence, and, although it strongly tends to show that the transaction was usurious, we cannot disturb the finding. Jones, the plaintiff, and James, one of the defendants, were the witnesses, and, in some respects, their testimony was contradictory. The judge, who presided at the trial, saw the witnesses, heard their statements, and, after the finding, had an opportunity to review the whole matter upon the motion for a new trial. The Madison Ins. Co. v. Mix, at this term (1).

¶5The judgment is affirmed, with 5 per cent, damages and costs.

¶6Ante, 117.

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