Legal Opinion
Betty Wright, Cross-Appellee v. Finance Service of Norwalk, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 19, 1994No. 91-4156, 92-3004PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBoggs, J., joined by Merritt, C.J., Martin, Milburn, Guy, Ryan, Norris, Suhrheinrich, Siler, Batchelder, and Daughtrey, Jj„
KENNEDY, J., delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which NELSON, J., joined; JONES, J., delivered a separate dissenting opinion, in which KEITH, J., joined.
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
Betty Wright, executrix for the estate of Gladys Finch, contends that she may collect $1,000 for every violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act that Finance Service of Norwalk committed in its attempt to collect $112 from the deceased Finch. We hold that Wright has standing to bring this suit and that her recovery for additional damages is limited to $1,000 per…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- West v. CostenDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1983
- Jesse L. Harper v. Better Business Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- Riveria v. MAB Collections, Inc.District Court, W.D. New York · 1988
- Harvey v. United AdjustersDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1981
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