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Sales - Credit Sales - Application Of Usury Statute, Jerome S. Traum S.Ed.
Sales - Credit Sales - Application Of Usury Statute, Jerome S. Traum S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff bought a tractor from defendant's agent for $2950 and received a trade-in allowance of $1180, leaving an unpaid balance of $1770. Defendant's agent agreed to arrange for a loan from defendant for the balance of the purchase price, without stating a time price for the tractor different from the cash price previously discussed. The loan was made, and plaintiff signed a note and chattel mortgage in the amount of $2161.84, payable in two annual installments. The $391.84 excess over the balance due exceeded the maximum legal rate of interest allowed by Nebraska's Installment Loan Act. Plaintiff later sued in …