Case Name: McGehee v. Petree
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1928-01-12
Citations: 165 Ga. 492
Docket Number: No. 6177
Parties: McGehee v. Petree.
Judges: All the Justices concur.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 165
Pages: 492–494

Head Matter:
McGehee v. Petree.
No. 6177.
January 12, 1928.

Opinion:
Hines, J.
1. It is tlie policy of the laws of this State to inhibit the taking of usury under every and any pretense or contrivance whatsoever. Civil Code (1910), § 3427; Troutman v. Barnett, 9 Ga. 30, 35.
2. The evidence demanded a verdict finding in favor of the plaintiff, that the transaction involved was usurious.
Judgment reversed.
All the Justices concur.
T. J. Ripley, for plaintiff.