Legal Opinion
Dorsey v. West
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 31, 1984No. 40164PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gregory, Justice.
In April 1973, the Wests loaned the Dorseys $9,000 at an interest rate of 9%, securing the loan by secondary security deeds. The Dorseys eventually defaulted on the loan. Subsequently they filed suit against the Wests, alleging the loan was usurious under former Code Ann. § 57-201, Ga. Laws 1966, pp. 574,576; 1967, p. 637; 1968, p. 1068. The Wests conceded the loan was in “technical violation” of the law, but counterclaimed for return of the principal, maintaining a “bona fide error” had resulted in the charging of excessive interest. See, former Code Ann. § 57-203(a), Ga.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Southern Discount Co. v. EctorSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Colwell v. Voyager Casualty InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Cotton States Mutual Insurance v. McFatherSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- West v. DorseySupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Dorsey v. WestCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Richard Doyle v. Southern Guaranty Corporation, Jimmy E. Wood v. Fort Wayne Mortgage Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Fountain v. Dixie Finance Corp. of Georgia, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Sharif v. Tidwell Homes, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1984
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