Legal Opinion
Stieger v. Chevy Chase Sav. Bank, FSB
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 19, 1995No. 94-CV-493PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court by Senior Judge PRYOR.
Dissenting opinion by Associate Judge RUIZ, at p. 485.
PRYOR, Senior Judge.
For the first time we are asked to determine whether a credit cardholder who permits use of the card by another for a specific purpose is liable for other uses not specifically authorized. The precise issue is whether, in such circumstances, the card user had “apparent authority” to use the card in the context of the provisions of the Truth-in-Lending Act, 15 U.S.C.A. §§ 1601 et seq. (1988). We agree with the Superior Court that for thirteen of the fifteen disputed charges the…
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