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85 Ind. 317

Maynard v. Mier

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided November 15, 1882

Indiana Supreme Court · decided 1882-11-15

<p>Promissoby Note. — Agreement for Attorney's Fees. — Demurrer.—Avoid stipulation for attorney’s fees in a promissory note does not invalidate the note, and consequently a demurrer to a complaint on the note does not bring in issue the validity of the stipulation.</p>

Decided 1882-11-15

Woods, C. J.

¶1Appeal from a judgment on a promissory note, a copy of which was filed with the complaint. It contains a promise in the ordinary form, to pay a sum named, “ with interest at the rate of ten per cent, after maturity, and ten per cent, attorney’s fees.”

¶2It is claimed that the court erred in overruling the defendants’ demurrer to the complaint. The entire argument on the point is in these words: “ The complaint is not sufficient in this, it is not definite and certain, and the copy of the note shows that the agreement (is) to pay ten per cent, attorney’s *318fees, which we insist is void, and that, therefore, the note is-usurious as to that amount, and should be held void, and the: judgment reversed.”

¶3. If the stipulation for attorney’s fees were conceded to be void, the validity of the note would not be otherwise affected.» and consequently the demurrer was properly overruled. Judgment affirmed, with costs.

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