Commonwealth v. U. S. Commercial Services, Inc.

Opinion by

Gunther, J.,

The defendant corporation was convicted and fined for a violation of the Unlawful Collection Agency Practices Act of June 24, 1939, P. L. 872, Sect. 895, 18 P.S. 4895. Section e of the Act provides: “It is unlawful for a collection agency to act for, represent or undertake to render services for any debtor with regard to the proposed settlement or adjustment of the affairs of such debtor . . . .” Defendant admittedly performed services for a debtor, in that it consolidated all the debts of an individual, made arrangements to pay each creditor regularly, and collected a…