Alco Collections, Inc. v. Poirier
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
680 So.2d 735 (1996)
ALCO COLLECTIONS, INC.
v.
Dixie V. POIRIER.
No. 95 CW 2582.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.
September 27, 1996.
Garth J. Ridge, Baton Rouge, for Defendant/Relator, Dixie V. Poirier.
Charles E. Daspit, Baton Rouge, for Plaintiff/Respondent, Alco Collections, Inc.
Before CARTER, PARRO and McDONALD,[1] JJ.
CARTER, Judge.
The issue presented in this writ application is whether a licensed collection agency may file a suit, in its own name, on a debt allegedly assigned to it on a contingency fee basis or whether such action constitutes the unauthorized practice of law.
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