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2014 Tennessee Code
Title 47 - Commercial Instruments And Transactions
Chapter 14 - Interest Rates Generally
§ 47-14-110 - Usury as a defense.

TN Code § 47-14-110 (2014) What's This?

(a) A defendant sued for money may avoid the excess over lawful interest by pleading usury, setting forth the amount of such excess.

(b) In order to sustain a defense of usury, the burden is on the party claiming usury.

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