Case Name: Royal Vilas and another, appellants, vs. Timothy Jones and another, respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1848-04
Citations: 4 How. Pr. 367
Docket Number: 
Parties: Royal Vilas and another, appellants, vs. Timothy Jones and another, respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Howard's Practice Reports
Volume: 4
Pages: 367–367

Head Matter:
Royal Vilas and another, appellants, vs. Timothy Jones and another, respondents.
—Decree affirmed.
Samuel Stevens for appellants
; James Edwards for respondents.

Opinion:
This was a decision that a court of equity would not relieve a party, sureties, on a promissory note, after a judgment at law, in which they had failed to sustain the defence of usury. Also, whether a mere surety was a borrower within the meaning of the usury act of 1837.