Legal Opinion
Dawe v. Merchants Mortg. and Trust Corp.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 25, 1984No. 83SC20PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERICKSON, Chief Justice.
The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Merchants Mortgage & Trust Corp. (Merchants) finding that Thomas and Ila Dawe’s (petitioners) right to rescind a land transaction under the Federal Truth In Lending Act (TILA), 15 U.S.C. § 1635(a) (1982), was barred by the three year statute of limitations contained in 15 U.S.C. § 1635(f) (1982). The Court of Appeals affirmed. Merchants Mortgage & Trust v. Dawe, 660 P.2d 1299 (Colo.App.1982). We granted certiorari and now reverse the Court of Appeals.
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On September 30, 1973, petitioners executed a promissory note…
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