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165 Ga. 492

McGehee v. Petree

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 12, 1928

Supreme Court of Georgia · decided 1928-01-12

Relies on Troutman v. Barnett

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Decided 1928-01-12

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Cited by 6 later decisions — most recently December 1999

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Hines, J.

¶11. 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.

¶22. The evidence demanded a verdict finding in favor of the plaintiff, that the transaction involved was usurious.

¶3Judgment reversed.

All the Justices concur.T. J. Ripley, for plaintiff.
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