Miller v. Accelerated Bureau of Collections, Inc.
Colorado Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge ROY.
Defendants, Accelerated Bureau of Collections, Inc., and John G. Schanck (collectively ABC), appeal the trial court’s judgment awarding plaintiffs, Coy and Brenda Miller (the Millers), damages under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, § 12-14-101, et seq., C.R.S. (1991 Repl.Vol. 5A) (FDCPA). We reverse and remand for dismissal without prejudice.
In January 1991, a creditor of the Millers hired ABC to collect an overdue account. When ABC’s efforts proved unsuccessful, the creditor filed suit to collect the debt. In their answer in that case, the Millers asserted that…
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