Legal Opinion

Foundation Finance Co. v. Robbins

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 26, 1934No. 32647PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

O’NIELD, Chief Justice.

This is a suit on a promissory note for $300, alleged to have been given for a loan made by the plaintiff under the provisions of the Small Loan Law, Act No. 7 of the Extra Session of 1028. The only question is whether the stipulation in the note that the maker shall pay an attorney’s fee of 25 per cent., in addition to the maximum rate of 3% per cent, interest per month, in the event of its being necessary for the holder of the note to employ an attorney to collect it after maturity, renders the whole obligation void and unenforceable, according to the thirteenth…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Renshaw v. RichardsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1878
  2. Automobile Security Corp. v. RandazzaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1931
  3. Davis Loan Co. v. BlanchardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1930
  4. First Nat. Bank v. MayerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
  5. Heymann v. MathesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1931

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Leenerts Farms, Inc. v. RogersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  2. Unity Plan Finance Co. v. GreenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
  3. Daspit v. Sinclair Refining Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
  4. People's Nat. Bank of New Iberia v. SmithLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
  5. Jefferson Bank and Trust Company v. PostLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975

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