Norstar Bank v. Pickard & Anderson

— Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: On a prior appeal, we determined that Norstar had charged a usurious rate of interest, but we declined to grant summary judgment in favor of defendants, noting that our order did not preclude a renewal of the motion after plaintiff had an opportunity to present evidence showing that the usurious rate was not "knowingly” charged (Norstar Bank v Pickard & Anderson, 140 AD2d 1002). Defendants renewed the motion. Norstar opposed the motion and cross-moved for summary judgment in its favor, stating that it did not intend to charge the…