Legal Opinion
Lackey v. Green Tree Financial Corp.
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided March 16, 1998No. 2810PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Judge:
Green Tree Financial Corp. (Green Tree) appeals from a final order finding the arbitration clause in its form contracts to be unconscionable and therefore unenforceable. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
FACTS
The Respondents each entered into retail installment contracts and security agreements which obligated them to make monthly payments to Green Tree for the purchase of manufactured homes or improvements to manufactured homes. In each instance, the contract forms were provided to manufactured home dealers by Green Tree. When a dealer accepted the terms by signing…
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