Commonwealth v. Donoghue
Kentucky Court of Appeals
63 S.W.2d 3 (1933)

- Written by Sarah Holley, JD
Facts
M. Donoghue and others (defendants) ran the Boone Loan Co. and were accused of conspiring to provide loans to poor and necessitous wage earners at usurious rates of interest (i.e., loan sharking). Donoghue challenged the sufficiency of the indictment.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Stanley, C.J.)
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