Haseltine v. Central Bank of Springfield

Citations

• 183 U.S. 132
• 22 S. Ct. 50
• 46 L. Ed. 118
• 1901 U.S. LEXIS 1260

Syllabus

<p>In an action upon a note given to a national bank, the maker cannot set off, .or obtain credit for, usurious interest paid in cash upon the renewals of such note, and others of which it was a consolidation.</p> <p>In cases arising under the second clause of Rev. Stat. sec. 5198, the person by whom the usurious interest has been paid can only recover the same back in an action in the nature of an action of debt. The remedy given by the statute is exclusive.</p>