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Mazzaro v. Westerman

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Aug 28, 1990
565 So. 2d 807 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

Opinion

No. 89-1940.

July 26, 1990. Rehearing Denied August 28, 1990.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Osceola County; Volie A. Williams, Jr., Circuit Judge, Retired.

Michael J. Barber, of Barber and Weinberger, Kissimmee, for appellee.

Tom L. Copeland, of S. Craig Wakefield, P.A., Kissimmee, for appellee.


This is an appeal from a judgment in a contract and promissory note case.

We deem the evidence sufficient to support the judgment against appellants based upon an oral agreement for a loan. It is clear from the evidence, however, that the loan was usurious. The court erred in failing to require the statutory forfeiture and assess any statutory penalties which may apply. The judgment is affirmed in all respects except as relates to interest forfeiture and penalties. We remand for entry of an amended judgment to assess forfeiture and any applicable penalties regarding usurious interest charged or received.

REVERSED AND REMANDED.

DAUKSCH, GOSHORN and GRIFFIN, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Mazzaro v. Westerman

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Aug 28, 1990
565 So. 2d 807 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)
Case details for

Mazzaro v. Westerman

Case Details

Full title:GIANNINO MAZZARO, ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. SUZANNE A. WESTERMAN, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: Aug 28, 1990

Citations

565 So. 2d 807 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)