Legal Opinion
Glinton v. And R, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 2, 2000No. Nos. 98-8405, 98-8406 and 98-8872PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Per curiam
Plaintiffs who had borrowed money from Georgia pawnbrokers at interest rates of 20 or 25 percent per month brought suit against the pawnbrokers alleging the transactions were illegal and void because they violated Georgia’s criminal usury statute, O.C.G.A. § 7-4-18. The pawnbrokers moved to dismiss the complaints on the ground that the transactions complied with Georgia’s pawnbroker statute, O.C.G.A. § 44-12-130 et seq., and such transactions are not controlled by the criminal usury statute.
The district court decided that the two statutes conflict and cannot be harmonized and that the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Glinton v. AND R, INC.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- Glinton v. And R, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
3Cited by1 opinion
- Ohunene O. Lawal Glinton v. And R, Inc., a Georgia Corporation, Michael Darby, and Those Persons Similarly Situated With Mr. Darby, Plaintiff v. Cobb Center Pawn and Jewelry Brokers, Inc., a Georgia Corporation, N.Y. Diamond Corporation, Etc., Susan Walker, and All Persons Similarly Situated With Walker v. Mike Horton Cash Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000