Legal Opinion
Beard v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 26, 1991No. 86-1327, 86-1329, 86-1330, 87-464 and 87-1457PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
This case originated in 1983 as a debt collection action by May Department Stores (Hecht’s) against Eugene Beard and Alberta Roberts to recover funds charged to a credit card in Beard’s name. Beard counterclaimed against Hecht’s, alleging in substance that the credit card had been fraudulently obtained in his name by Ms. Rob erts, a former girlfriend, without his knowledge or consent. Beard claimed that Hecht’s had negligently issued the card without verifying the information on the application. He maintained that as a result of the disclosure of the purportedly due…
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