If it appears in the action that usurious interest has been intentionally taken or reserved, the person taking or reserving such usury shall pay full costs.
Code 1858, § 3205; Shan., § 4947; Code 1932, § 9100; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1618.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 24 Tenn. Juris., Usury, § 33.
Cited: O'Neill v. Parks, — S.W.3d —, 2008 Tenn. App. LEXIS 568 (Tenn. Ct. App. Sept. 29, 2008).