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White v. Benjamin

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Apr 25, 1893
33 N.E. 1083 (N.Y. 1893)

Summary

In White v. Benjamin, 138 N.Y. 623, 625, the court said: "There is some evidence from which it could be inferred that the defendant [borrower] at various times paid to Mr. White [lender] more than the legal rate of interest; but it does not appear that such payments were made in pursuance of a usurious agreement. It is fairly inferable from all the evidence that the payments were voluntarily made by the defendant and not in pursuance of any exaction made by Mr. White at the time of the loan of money."

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Opinion

Argued April 13, 1893

Decided April 25, 1893

J. Hampden Dougherty for appellant.

William C. Beecher and Alexander B. Simonds for respondents.



EARL, J., reads for affirmance.

All concur, except MAYNARD, J., not voting.

Judgment affirmed.


Summaries of

White v. Benjamin

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Apr 25, 1893
33 N.E. 1083 (N.Y. 1893)

In White v. Benjamin, 138 N.Y. 623, 625, the court said: "There is some evidence from which it could be inferred that the defendant [borrower] at various times paid to Mr. White [lender] more than the legal rate of interest; but it does not appear that such payments were made in pursuance of a usurious agreement. It is fairly inferable from all the evidence that the payments were voluntarily made by the defendant and not in pursuance of any exaction made by Mr. White at the time of the loan of money."

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Case details for

White v. Benjamin

Case Details

Full title:ELIZA W. WHITE et al., Respondents, v . EDWARD M. BENJAMIN, Appellant

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Apr 25, 1893

Citations

33 N.E. 1083 (N.Y. 1893)
33 N.E. 1083
52 N.Y. St. Rptr. 151

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