Legal Opinion

Aldens, Inc. v. Miller

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 7, 1979No. 79-1262PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAY, Circuit Judge.

Aldens, Inc. appeals an adverse judgment in a suit brought against Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General of Iowa, seeking to have section 537.1201 of the Iowa Consumer Credit Code declared unconstitutional. Al-dens, an Illinois corporation, asserts that it operates a mail order business in all 50 states that is purely interstate in nature. The credit agreement it uses, which is the subject of this lawsuit, states that it is an Illinois contract governed by Illinois law. The credit charges comply with Illinois law, but do not comply with rates applicable to open-end credit…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. United States v. Aluminum Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
  2. Travelers Health Assn. v. Virginia Ex Rel. State Corporation Comm'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  3. Mandel v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Hoopeston Canning Co. v. CullenSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  5. Marquette National Bank of Minneapolis v. First of Omaha Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by34 opinions

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  3. United States of America v. Richard Lawrence AuginashCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  4. Valley Bank of Nevada, a Nevada Banking Corporation v. Plus System, Inc., a Delaware Membership CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  5. Metcalf & Eddy, Inc. v. Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991

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