Legal Opinion
Sienkiewicz v. Leonard Mortgage Co.
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided February 25, 1975No. Docket 20215PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtM. F. Cavanagh, J.
Plaintiffs appeal from the trial court’s grant of defendant’s motion for an accelerated and/or summary judgment entered on April 24, 1974, in Oakland County Circuit Court. Plaintiffs alleged in their complaint that they had signed a promissory note to defendant Leonard Mortgage Company. The note was secured by a second mortgage on Mr. and Mrs. Sienkiewicz’s homestead realty and certain household furnishings. They allege that the interest rate on the note, 24 percent, violates this state’s usury statute, MCLA 438.31, 438.32; MSA 19.15(1), 19.15(2).
Plaintiffs also allege that there are numerous…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Todd v. BiglowMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
- Gladwin State Bank v. DowMichigan Supreme Court · 1920
- Wright v. First National BankMichigan Supreme Court · 1941
- Dykes v. WymanMichigan Supreme Court · 1887
- George E. Snyder Associates, Inc. v. Midwest BankMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
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3Cited by4 opinions
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