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2019 Tennessee Code
Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions
Chapter 14 - Interest Rates Generally
§ 47-14-110. Usury as a defense.
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TN Code § 47-14-110 (2019)
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(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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