CURTIS L. SHAVER, APPELLANT,

v.

SALVATORE OLIVER, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Gen. Cap. Corp. v. TEL Serv. Co., Inc., 212 So. 2d 369 (Fla. 2d DCA 1968)
  …, quoting Justice Drew in Home Credit Co. v. Brown, Fla.1962, 148 So. 2d 257, to “the principle that the vice of usury is one which inheres in the parties’ agreement itself”, which is what the Chancellor held here. In Ross v. Whitman, Fla.App.1966, 181 So. 2d 701, the lender sued upon two notes, one for $6,000 which contained thereon merely the words “with interest”, and the other for $5,000 which left the percentage of interest blank. Certain semi-annual interest payments amounting to 15% of the principal w…
• Curtiss Nat'l Bank OF Miami Springs v. Solomon, 243 So. 2d 475 (Fla. 3d DCA 1971)
  …, an argument by the lender that it was not shown the lender intended to violate the usury statute is without merit. Shorr v. Skafte, Fla.1956, 90 So. 2d 604, 607; Shaffran v. Holness, Fla. App.1958, 102 So. 2d 35, 39; Ross v. Whitman, Fla.App.1966, 181 So. 2d 701, 703; River Hills, Inc. v. Edwards, Fla.App.1966, 190 So. 2d 415, 424. Affirmed.…
• Jersey Palm-Gross, Inc. v. Paper, 639 So. 2d 664 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994)
  …ns. Dixon, 276 So. 2d at 820, citing Chandler, 146 So. at 551. The lender’s claimed ignorance of the specifics of Florida’s usury laws does not preclude a finding of intent. Shorr v. Skafte, 90 So. 2d 604, 607 (Fla.1956); Rollins; Ross v. Whitman, 181 So. 2d 701 (Fla. 3d DCA), cert. denied, 194 So. 2d 624 (Fla.1966). Gross’ testimony that he did not intend to charge an unlawful rate of interest is also not determinative. Rollins. Obviously, such testimony is self-serving. Despite the lender’s assertions to…