fraud upon a statute
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 27 U.S. 527 - The President Directors and Company of the Bank of the United States v. William Owens · 1829Most cited · 148 citing opinions
usury
It is not a case of a direct reservation of a higher interest than the law allows, since on the face of the note, only six per cent. is reserved; but the facts are calculated to present one of those cases in which a device is resorted to, by which is reserved a higher profit than the legal interest, under a mask thrown over the transaction; to wit, by taking a note payable in gold or silver, for a loan of depreciated paper... That the law will not tolerate such transactions has long been settled, for a fraud upon a statute is a violation of the statute.
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