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Tappan v. Cooper

Supreme Court of Mississippi
May 14, 1980
382 So. 2d 1071 (Miss. 1980)

Summary

In Cooper v. Tappan, 9 Wis. 333 (*361), 340 (*368) (1859), we noted that the second element of usury, an understanding that the principal must be repayable absolutely, cannot be avoided by the interposition of an illusory contingency.

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Opinion

No. 51780.

March 19, 1980. Rehearing Denied May 14, 1980.

Appeal from Chancery Court, Pearl River County; Michael Sullivan, Chancellor.

Michael D. Haas, Bay St. Louis, for appellant.

Smith, Smith, Tate Stuart, M.D. Tate, II, Williams, Smith McDonald, Claiborne McDonald, IV, Picayune, for appellee.

Before ROBERTSON, P.J., and WALKER and LEE, JJ.


AFFIRMED ON DIRECT AND CROSS-APPEAL.


Summaries of

Tappan v. Cooper

Supreme Court of Mississippi
May 14, 1980
382 So. 2d 1071 (Miss. 1980)

In Cooper v. Tappan, 9 Wis. 333 (*361), 340 (*368) (1859), we noted that the second element of usury, an understanding that the principal must be repayable absolutely, cannot be avoided by the interposition of an illusory contingency.

Summary of this case from Val Zimmermann Corp. v. Leffingwell
Case details for

Tappan v. Cooper

Case Details

Full title:Herbert F. TAPPAN v. Carle COOPER

Court:Supreme Court of Mississippi

Date published: May 14, 1980

Citations

382 So. 2d 1071 (Miss. 1980)

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