Legal Opinion
Esther Charles v. Krauss Company, Limited
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 15, 1978No. 76-3135PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
The Truth-in-Lending Act (TILA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1601 et seq., obligates those who extend consumer credit to provide consumers with a meaningful, nontechnical disclosure of the terms of the credit extension. But although the statute aims at simplicity, its execution has required that the Federal Reserve Board, the agency responsible for administering the Act, give highly detailed and technical directives to creditors as to the form and content of the obligatory disclosure statements. The present case involves one of these technical directives and involves as well the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Mildred Ives v. W. T. Grant CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Norlinda D. Philbeck v. Timmers Chevrolet, Inc. And General Motors Acceptance Corporation,defendants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Cheryl A. Meyers, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. Clearview Dodge Sales, Inc., Defendant-Appellant-Cross Chrysler Credit CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Melvin McGowan v. King, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Edwin Grant and Lauretta Grant Johnson v. Imperial Motors, Nathaniel Johnson v. Imperial Motors, Johnnie Mae Gordon v. Backus Cadillac-Pontiac, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Mary S. Smith v. Don Chapman, D/B/A Don Chapman Motor SalesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- The Coca-Cola Company v. The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Jacqueline Turner, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Beneficial Corporation, Beneficial National Bank, U.S.A.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
- Michael Shroder v. Suburban Coastal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Riveria v. MAB Collections, Inc.District Court, W.D. New York · 1988
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