Legal Opinion
Bennett v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 6, 2017No. 3D17-0001PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtLuck, J.
The ancient Greek playwright Sophocles asked in one of his best known dramas, Antigone, “what prowess is it to slay the slain anew?” 1 (Nowadays we would ask, “why beat a dead horse?”) Congress must have had Sophocles in mind when it drafted the truth-in-lending act. Section 1640(b) of the act shields creditors from liability if they fix disclosure errors and pay back debtors within sixty days of discovering the error. Why allow a federal cause of action where the clerical error has been timely corrected?
John and Nancy Bennett sued Mortgage Electronic Registration System, Inc., LF Loans, LF…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Grove Isle Ass'n v. Grove Isle Associates, LLLPDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
- Santa Rosa Cty. v. ADMIN. COM'NSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
- Schauer v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
- Poliakoff v. National Emblem Insurance CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971
- Alvarez-Mejia v. Bellissimo Properties, LLCDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
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