Legal Opinion
American Express Travel Related Services Co. v. Web, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 3, 1991No. S91G0381PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunt, Justice.
This case involves statutory construction of § 1643 of the federal Truth~in-.Lending Act (TILA), regarding liability for credit card use. 15 USCA § 1643. The Court of Appeals held the card issuer has a duty to mitigate damages to the holder of a credit card account for misuse of a credit card by an authorized user. WEB, Inc. v. American Express Travel Related Services Co., 197 Ga. App. 697 (399 SE2d 513 (1990). We reverse.
WEB, Inc. opened a corporate credit account with American Express in New York. Under the agreement, credit cards were issued to William E. Becker, the…
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