Glinton v. And R, Inc.

CERTIFICATION FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT TO THE SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA PURSUANT TO O.C.G.A. § 15-2-9 (1994).

TO THE SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA AND ITS HONORABLE JUSTICES:

This case involves an unanswered question of Georgia law that is determinative of this appeal. We therefore certify questions for resolution by the Georgia Supreme Court.

In this consolidated action, three plaintiffs appeal the dismissal of their suits alleging that transactions they entered with pawnbrokers violated Georgia’s criminal usury statute, O.C.G.A. § 7-4-18, and the Racketeer…