Legal Opinion

Pollard v. Congress Finance Corp.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 23, 1980No. 58879PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Judge.

Having defaulted on his loan payments due pursuant to a note executed by him in favor of appellee under the Georgia Industrial Loan Act (Code Ann. Ch. 25-3), appellant now appeals from a judgment awarding appellee the balance due under the note. He asserts that the note contained an acceleration clause which provided for excessive charges in violation of the Act, causing the loan to be usurious and, therefore, null and void. The clause in question states that "[d]efault in the payment of any installment, in whole or in part . . . will render the entire balance of this Note, less…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Lawrimore v. Sun Finance Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  2. GAC FINANCE CORPORATION v. HardySupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  3. Garrett v. GAC FINANCE CORPORATIONCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  4. Bragg v. Household Finance Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1976

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Waters v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  2. Stevens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  3. Cofield v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  4. Green v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  5. Varner v. Century Finance Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1984

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