Tennessee Statutes
§ 47-14-110 — Usury as a defense
Tennessee § 47-14-110
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-14-110 (2026).
Text
(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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Related
Hathaway v. First Family Financial Services, Inc.
1 S.W.3d 634 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1999)
Johnson v. Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Co.
556 S.W.2d 750 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1977)
Watkins v. Valley Fidelity Bank & Trust Co.
474 S.W.2d 915 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1971)
Metropolitan Development & Housing Agency v. South Central Bell Telephone Co.
562 S.W.2d 438 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1977)
Pacific Eastern Corp. v. Gulf Life Holding Co. (In Re Pacific Eastern Corp.)
223 B.R. 523 (M.D. Tennessee, 1998)
Legislative History
Acts 1979, ch. 203, § 9.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 47-1-101
Short title§ 47-1-102
Scope of chapter§ 47-1-104
Construction against implied repeal§ 47-1-105
Severability§ 47-1-106
Use of singular and plural - Gender§ 47-1-201
General definitions§ 47-1-202
Notice - Knowledge§ 47-1-204
Value§ 47-1-205
Reasonable time - Seasonableness§ 47-1-206
Presumptions§ 47-1-302
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Tennessee § 47-14-110, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/47-14-110.