Legal Opinion
In Re Sylvia W. Orr, Debtor. Sylvia W. Orr v. General Finance Corporation of Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 10, 1983No. 82-8475PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
The sole issue in this Truth-in-Lending Act (TILA) case is whether Friend v. Termplan, Inc., 651 F.2d 1012 (5th Cir.1981), should be given only prospective application. Agreeing with the district court that it should not, we affirm.
While seeking relief under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, 11 U.S.C.A. § 1322, Orr filed a complaint alleging that General Finance’s consumer loan agreement violated TILA because it lacked proper disclosures. Orr contended that the inclusion of the term “face amount of contract,” a term peculiar to the Georgia Industrial Loan Act, constituted…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Debby Elzea v. National Bank of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Gloria Mason and Leroy Mason v. General Finance Corporation of Virginia, a Delaware Corporation, Gloria Mason and Leroy Mason v. General Finance Corporation of Virginia, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- Marlene Friend v. Termplan Inc., BoltonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Bill Travis and Joyce Travis, Cross-Appellants v. Trust Company Bank, Cross-Appellee. Joyce Travis v. Trust Company BankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Homer Williams and Mrs. Faye Williams v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Orr, in ReCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983