Case Name: Richard Baker Complainant v. John Moore, Defendant
Court: Court of Chancery of South Carolina
Jurisdiction: South Carolina
Decision Date: 1726-08-12
Citations: 1 Rec. Co. Ch. (S.C.) 325
Docket Number: 
Parties: Richard Baker Complainant v. John Moore, Defendant
Judges: Present, The Honourable Arthur Middleton, Esq. President; William Bull, Alexander Skene, Charles Hart, Benjamin Schenghing, Benjamin DeLa-Conseillere, Esquires of his Majesties Council for Executing the Office of Chancellour.
Reporter: Records of the court of Chancery of South Carolina, 1671-1779
Volume: 1
Pages: 325–326

Head Matter:
Present, The Honourable Arthur Middleton, Esq. President; William Bull, Alexander Skene, Charles Hart, Benjamin Schenghing, Benjamin DeLa-Conseillere, Esquires of his Majesties Council for Executing the Office of Chancellour.
Richard Baker Complainant v. John Moore, Defendant

Opinion:
On Motion this day being made by Mr. Hamilton Council for the plan-tiff to have the Bill of Complaint read as likewise the Answer and Demurer of the Defendant the Council for the plantiff pleads that the Defendant has been guilty of Usury; Mr. Whitaker and Mr. Allein Council for the Defendant Alledges that no Man is Obliged to answer to what will lay him open to any Penalty at Common Law, and denys that they have been guilty of any Usury, The Cause being Maturely Considered and Debated
It is the Opinion of this Court that the Defendants Demurrer is good and its therefore Allowed of and the Bill is dismissed.
Intr.
J. Skene Register