Legal Opinion
Williams v. Public Finance Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 18, 1980No. Nos. 77-1337, 77-1706, 77-2112 and 77-3213PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
In our original opinion in this case,1 we held (1) that the loans made by appellants, including those which refinanced prior usurious loans,2 were illegal under the Georgia Industrial Loan Act (ILA), Ga.Code Ann. §§ 25-301, et seq., § 25 — 9903, and therefore were “null and void”; (2) that appellants were liable for violating the disclosure provisions of the federal Truth-in-Lending (TIL) Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1601, et seq., in connection with these loans, even though the ILA violations rendered the loans “null and void”; and (3) that the damages for the TIL Act violations…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Fannie Thomas, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. Myers-Dickson Furniture Company, Defendant-Appellant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Sellers v. WollmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Joseph E. Gerasta, Josefina E. Gerasta, Wife of Joseph E. Gerasta v. Hibernia National Bank v. U. S. Building Materials Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Starks v. Orleans Motors, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1974
- Georgia Investment Co. v. NormanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
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3Cited by2 opinions
- DBI Architects, P.C. v. American Express Travel Related Services Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 2006
- Mattie Williams, Cross-Appellant v. Public Finance Corporation, Cross-Appellee. Ruth A. Jackson, Cross-Appellant v. Uslife Credit Corporation, Cross-Appellee. Linda L. Smith v. Public Finance Corporation, Leonard and Cora Singletary v. Public Finance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980