Houston Sash and Door Co., Inc. v. Heaner

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• stating that civil statutes “of a penal nature are to be strictly construed” and holding that forfeiture provisions of a usury statute were “restricted to the immediate parties to the transaction”
• guarantor cannot assert defense of usury in underlying obligation because the usurious obligation is not void
• guarantor sought penalties under article 5069-1.06

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