Rent-A-Center, Inc. v. Hall

This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing a small-claims replevin action brought against Flora Hall by Rent-A-Center, Inc. After a bench trial, the trial court held that the transaction underlying the replevin action violated the Wisconsin Consumer Act, chapters 421 to 427 of the Wisconsin Statutes, see sec. 421.101, Stats. We affirm.1

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Rent-A-Center rents appliances and other merchandise to customers who, generally, cannot afford to *246purchase the items when they are new. William A. Ritter, Jr., Rent-A-Center's zone manager for the company's seven stores on Milwaukee's north side, explained…