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17 Johns. 436

Berry v. Thompson

Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · decided 1819-03-15

<p>Where the party is sued at law on notes., «Hedged by him to be usurious, and he sutlers a verdict and judgment to be taken against him, without making any de-fence. or applying to the Court of Chancery, in due season, he is concluded, and is not entitled to relief in equity.</p> <p>An ment of a debt, usurious in its from the scrutiny creation, to a third person, with knowledge of the original -transaction, will not protect it of a court of equity.</p>

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently June 1895

2 state decisions

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Decided 1819-03-15

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¶1being unanimously of opinion, that the decree *of the Court of Chancery ought to be affirmed, it was. thereupon, Ordered, adjudged, and decreed, that the decree of tire Court of Chancery be in all things affirmed; and that the appellant pay to the respondent two hundred dollars, for his damages and costs in defending the appeal; and that the record be remitted, &c.

¶2Decree of affirmance.

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