Great Seneca Financial Corp. v. Lisher

The appeal in this case by defendant arises out of an arbitration proceeding under ORS chapter 36. Plaintiff filed a complaint for money damages in circuit court alleging that defendant was a cosigner on a delinquent credit card account. Defendant filed an answer denying that she had entered into any agreement to pay for the charges incurred by the cardholder in excess of $500 and a counterclaim seeking to recover her attorney fees incurred in defense of plaintiffs action. Pursuant to the order of the court, the case was referred to mandatory arbitration under ORS 36.400 to 36.425. The…