EMPIRE FIN. CO. OF LOUISVILLE, INC. v. EWING


558 S.W.2d 619 (1977)

EMPIRE FINANCE COMPANY OF LOUISVILLE, INC., Appellant, v. Melvin EWING, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Discretionary Review Denied January 4, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Stierle, Stierle & Stierle, Louisville, for appellant.

Lawrence S. Elswit, Legal Aid Society of Louisville, Inc., Louisville, for appellee.

John T. McGarvey, Morgan & Pottinger, Louisville, for amicus curiae.

Before VANCE, WILHOIT and WINTERSHEIMER, JJ.


WILHOIT, Judge.

The principal questions raised on this appeal involve the proper interpretation of certain provisions of the Federal Truth in Lending Act [TILA], 15 U.S.C.A. § 1601 et seq. (1974).

On September 24, 1974, appellee, Melvin Ewing, signed an installment note for $521.00 payable to appellant, Empire Finance Company, over a period of 24 months bearing interest at the rate of 33.21 percent. On April 7, 1976, after default by appellee,...

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