Society Natl. Bank v. Kienzle

Defendant credit cardholder appeals from a municipal court judgment in favor of plaintiff credit card issuer for alleged authorized transactions involving defendant’s credit card. Defendant urges error in the trial court’s: (1) refusal to dismiss the case for want of prosecution; (2) hearing of the action without subject matter jurisdiction; and (3) rendering defendant liable for money damages in excess of a federally imposed maximum. Since we agree with defendant’s assertion that he could be liable only for the maximum imposed by the federal statute, we modify the trial court’s judgment…