SMITH, J.
The question before us is whether the described transaction is a sale of property, or a loan of money (at a usurious rate of interest), secured by what we are asked to hold is a mortgage.
Defendant Moore, and then wife Elfriede, were desirous of buying a home. One John Stoppert owned the house and lot they wanted. Through White Brothers, brokers, the Moores entered into a written agreement for the purchase. The sale price in the preliminary agreement...
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