{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-47-14-110","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-14-110","heading":"Usury as a defense","body":"(a) A defendant sued for money may avoid the excess over lawful interest by pleading usury, setting forth the amount of such excess.\n(b) In order to sustain a defense of usury, the burden is on the party claiming usury.","path":["TN Code","Title 47","Chapter 14"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"1ade7d4239697e5d721a999dfa9f6e5e6745972d919faa6c7575239756e60d2c","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-47-14-109","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-47-14-111"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}