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Blazer Financial Services, Inc. v. Dukes

Blazer Fin. Servs., Inc. v. Dukes, 234 S.E.2d 149 (Ga. Ct. App. 1977)
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Court
Court of Appeals of Georgia · State Appellate Courts
Decided
March 10, 1977
Docket
No. 53599
Judges
Webb, Deen, Marshall
Citations
234 S.E.2d 149141 Ga. App. 6631977 Ga. App. LEXIS 2039
Cited by 6 2 descriptions by later courts

Opinion — Webb

Webb, Judge.

This is an appeal from a finding that a loan contract was made in contravention of the Industrial Loan Act (Code Ann. § 25-301 et seq.) by providing for the acceleration of unearned interest, and was thus void and unenforceable. The provision in question recites that "A default in the making of any payment or part thereof shall render at the option of the Creditor, the entire unpaid balance due and payable...” (Emphasis supplied.)

We find this language to be consistent and synonymous with acceleration clauses construed by this court and the Supreme Court to include unearned interest, and therefore controlled by those cases.

See Lawrimore v. Sun Fin. Co., 131 Ga. App. 96 ( 205 SE2d 110 ); affd. 232 Ga. 637 ( 208 SE2d 454 ) (1974) ("all installments”);

Hardy v. G. A. C. Fin. Corp., 131 Ga. App. 282 ( 205 SE2d 526 ); affd. 232 Ga. 632 ( 208 SE2d 453 ) (1974) ("entire balance”);

Allen v. Aleo Fin., Inc., 131 Ga. App. 545 ( 206 SE2d 547 ) (1974) and Guyton v. Martin Fin. Corp., 135 Ga. App. 62 ( 217 SE2d 390 ) (1975) ("all remaining installments”);

Frazier v. Courtesy Fin. Co., 132 Ga. App. 365 ( 208 SE2d 175 ) (1974) ("all payments”);

Beneficial Fin. Co. of Atlanta v. Treff, 134 Ga. App. 17 ( 213 SE2d 126 ) (1975), cert. denied, ("entire amount due”);

Harris v. Avco Fin. Corp., 135 Ga. App. 267 ( 218 SE2d 83 ) (1975) ("all remaining payments”). See also Roberts v. Allied Fin. Co., 129 Ga. App. 10 ( 198 SE2d 416 ) (1973), cert. denied, (where this court equated the contractual phrase "all remaining installments” with "entire unpaid balance”). Compare Bragg v. Household Fin. Corp., 140 Ga. App. 75 ( 230 SE2d 55 ) (1976) (where the phrase "the entire sum remaining unpaid. . .

less any required refund of interest portion of finance charge”

was upheld). The arguments and authorities cited by appellant are unpersuasive and we decline to overrule four years of well-established precedent.

Judgment affirmed.

Deen, P. J., and Marshall, J., concur.

*664 Argued March 3, 1977 Decided March 10, 1977 Rehearing denied March 22, 1977 McClain, Mellen, Bowling & Hickman, Thomas W.

Thrash, Arthur Gregory, for appellant.

Carolyn S. Weeks, Richard K. Greenstein, for appellee.

How later courts describe this case

Explanatory parentheticals written by citing courts — 2 in all; the most informative distinct ones are shown.

Cited by 6 cases

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1978: 31980: 11982: 11984: 119782026peak 1978 · 3

Relies on it most ⓘ

  1. Clyde v. LIBERTY LOAN CORPORATION287 S.E.2d 551 (Ga. 1982)
  2. Diggs v. Swift Loan & Finance Co.268 S.E.2d 433 (Ga. Ct. App. 1980)
  3. Sprouse v. Sprouse577 F.2d 989 (5th Cir. 1978)
  4. Aetna Finance Co. v. Brown323 S.E.2d 720 (Ga. Ct. App. 1984)
  5. Flournoy v. General Finance Corp.577 F.2d 994 (5th Cir. 1978)
  6. Credithrift of America, Inc. v. Morris250 S.E.2d 565 (Ga. Ct. App. 1978)

Most recent

  1. Aetna Finance Co. v. Brown323 S.E.2d 720 (Ga. Ct. App. 1984)
  2. Clyde v. LIBERTY LOAN CORPORATION287 S.E.2d 551 (Ga. 1982)
  3. Diggs v. Swift Loan & Finance Co.268 S.E.2d 433 (Ga. Ct. App. 1980)
  4. Credithrift of America, Inc. v. Morris250 S.E.2d 565 (Ga. Ct. App. 1978)
  5. Sprouse v. Sprouse577 F.2d 989 (5th Cir. 1978)
  6. Flournoy v. General Finance Corp.577 F.2d 994 (5th Cir. 1978)

Citing references are not a citator: they show that a later opinion cites this case, not whether it followed, distinguished, or overruled it. Check negative history before relying on this case.

Authorities cited 11

DepthCaseCited by
Lawrimore v. Sun Fin. Co., 205 S.E.2d 110 (Ga. Ct. App. 1974) 31
Hardy v. G. A. C. Fin. Corp., 205 S.E.2d 526 (Ga. Ct. App. 1974) 22
GAC Fin. Corp. v. Hardy, 208 S.E.2d 453 (Ga. 1974) 22
SUN Fin. Co. v. Lawrimore, 208 S.E.2d 454 (Ga. 1974) 17
Roberts v. Allied Fin. Co., 198 S.E.2d 416 (Ga. Ct. App. 1973) 10
Bragg v. Household Fin. Corp., 230 S.E.2d 55 (Ga. Ct. App. 1976) 9
Frazier v. Courtesy Fin. Co., 208 S.E.2d 175 (Ga. Ct. App. 1974) 6
Allen v. Alco Fin., Inc., 206 S.E.2d 547 (Ga. Ct. App. 1974) 4
Beneficial Fin. Co. of Atlanta v. Treff, 213 S.E.2d 126 (Ga. Ct. App. 1975) 3
Harris v. Avco Fin. Corp., 218 S.E.2d 83 (Ga. Ct. App. 1975) 2
Guyton v. Martin Fin. Corp., 217 S.E.2d 390 (Ga. Ct. App. 1975) 1

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