FLEET FINANCE v. JONES

S93A0185.

263 Ga. 228 (1993)

430 S.E.2d 352

FLEET FINANCE, INC. OF GEORGIA et al. v. JONES et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied June 25, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Varner, Stephens, Wingfield & Humphries, J. Timothy White, Carolyn Thorn Thurston, King & Spalding, Frank C. Jones, William S. Duffey, Jr., William A. Trotter III, for appellants.

Burnside, Wall, Daniel & Ellison, Thomas R. Burnside, Jr., Thompson & Smith, James M. Thompson, Larry I. Smith, Stephen E. Shephard, for appellees.

Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Beverly B. Martin, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Lefkoff, Duncan, Grimes & Dermer, Joseph Lefkoff, Long, Aldridge & Norman, W. Stell Huie, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, W. Rhett Tanner, Gregory R. Hanhorn, Knox & Zacks, Ted H. Clarkson, Dye, Tucker, Everitt, Wheale & Long, A. Rowland Dye, Thomas W. Tucker, John B. Long, Hull, Towill, Norman & Barrett, David E. Hudson, Lisa J. Krisher, Steven D. Caley, Paul E. Kauffmann, William J. Brennan, Jr., Arrington & Hollowell, Marvin S. Arrington, Randy C. Gepp, Gary W. Diamond, McCalla, Raymer, Padrick, Cobb & Nichols, Carol V. Clark, Arnall, Golden & Gregory, Hugh W. Gibert, amici curiae.


SEARS-COLLINS, Justice.

The appellant, Fleet Finance, Inc. of Georgia (hereinafter "Fleet"), holds promissory notes and security deeds from the three appellees, who filed the present action against Fleet. The appellees contended that Fleet was charging usurious interest rates under OCGA § 7-4-18 and that therefore Fleet should be enjoined from proceeding with threatened foreclosures and should be required to forfeit all interests contracted for under the notes...

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