STATE EX REL. MEIERHENRY v. SPIEGEL, INC.

No. 12385.

277 N.W.2d 298 (1979)

STATE of South Dakota ex rel. Mark V. MEIERHENRY (successor in office to William J. Janklow), Attorney General for the State of South Dakota, and Trudy Peterson, for herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. SPIEGEL, INC., Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided March 29, 1979.

Rehearing Denied May 3, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gale E. Fisher of May, Johnson, Doyle, Becker & Fisher, Sioux Falls, Steven L. Zinter, Asst. Atty. Gen., Pierre, on the brief; William J. Janklow, Atty. Gen., Pierre, for plaintiffs and appellants.

Timothy J. Nimick of Woods, Fuller, Shultz & Smith, Sioux Falls, for defendant and respondent.


DUNN, Justice (on reassignment).

This case involves an action to recover allegedly usurious interest paid under a revolving charge account agreement and to enjoin the violation of South Dakota's usury laws. Plaintiff Attorney General of South Dakota and plaintiff Peterson (plaintiffs) appeal from an order of the trial court granting summary judgment for defendant Spiegel, Inc. (Spiegel). We reverse and remand.

Spiegel...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases