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· 4/30/1985

Ward v. HUDCO LOAN COMPANY

Citations

  • 328 S.E.2d 729
  • 254 Ga. 294
  • 1985 Ga. LEXIS 688

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • loan at issue qualified for statutory exception to interest cap because the principal amount exceeded $3,000
  • “The defense of usury is not, in most instances, a bargained-for element of the agreement. It is, rather, ... a privilege that belongs to the remedy, coming into play only when the borrower seeks to assert it as a defense.”

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Judges: Marshall

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