Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Central Charge Service, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 2, 1965No. 3727PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Judge.
This appeal concerns the liability of a credit card holder for purchases made with the card after it had been lost or stolen. The suit was brought by Central Charge Service, Inc., a retail credit organization which claimed to be the owner of accounts receivable assigned to it by certain merchants.
At trial plaintiff offered evidence that a charge account had been opened by defendant Thomas and charge plates issued to him and his wife; that between March 27 and April 13, 1964, purchases in excess of $500 were made on Thomas’ account; that the sales checks representing these…
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