Legal Opinion
Western Sky Financial, LLC v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 31, 2016No. S16A1011, S16X1012PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENHAM, Justice.
These cases involve the scope of the State’s authority to regulate so-called “payday loans” pursuant to OCGA § 16-17-1 et seq., which has come to be known as the Payday Lending Act. Pursuant to OCGA § 16-17-4 (b), the State of Georgia, acting through the Attorney General (“State”) filed a complaint in Fulton County Superior Court alleging that CashCall, Inc. (“CashCall”), Delbert Services Corporation (“Delbert Services”), Western Sky Financial, LLC (“Western Sky”), and Martin A. Webb (collectively “Defendants”) have violated OCGA § 16-17-2 (a) by engaging in a small-dollar…
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