' Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Virginia.
- New York.
PLEAS OF USUEY, ETC. 91 cases, that though the laws of many States permit the interposition of pleas of usury, yet they are nowhere regarded with favor, and invariably dis- couraged and characterized as unconscionable pleas — pleas offering a premium to dishonest practices.
It will be seen from the foregoing pages, that the statutes against usury now in force in the several States of the Union, and in other countries, are very different and conflicting; and as the business relation between these becomes more intimate every day, it may not be amiss to inquire a little concerning the rules which are to interpret and govern in cases where these different laws conflict. The subject is extremely interesting and of high importance, and one upon which a vast deal of law exists, for it has engaged the attention of legal tribunals wherever, the world over, the enterprise of man has carried commerce; but it is unnecessary, in the present work, to do more than state (as briefly as possible) the general principles sanctioned by public policy, and enforced by the Courts, concerning the " conflict of laws."