Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Financial Systems, Inc. v. Smith
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 14, 2011No. 3435 EDA 2009PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
SHOGAN, J.:
Commonwealth Financial Systems, Inc. (“CFS”) appeals from the judgment entered in favor of Ms. Larry Smith (“Ms. Smith”) in this action to collect a credit card debt. 1 We affirm.
Ms. Smith obtained a Citibank credit card in 1989 and proceeded to use it for the next thirteen years. By March 2002, Ms. Smith was approximately $2,000 in debt on her credit card account. CFS buys and collects debts. In July 2004, CFS bought Ms. Smith’s debt and then filed suit against her in March 2006 for breach of contract and quantum meruit, seeking $5,435.93, plus interest at 23.99% per…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Eichman v. McKeonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Callahan v. Pennsylvania State PoliceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Linh Thanongsinh v. Board of Education, District U-46 and Hanan Javetz, Individually and in His Official CapacityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
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