Reid v. Ayers
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Appeal by plaintiffs from order entered 8 March 1999 by Judge L. Oliver Noble in Mecklenburg County Superior Court. Heard in the Court of Appeals 13 March 2000.
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS, Judge.
This appeal involves a question of first impression in North Carolina. Specifically, we are called upon to address whether the North Carolina Debt Collection Act (NCDCA) contained within Chapter 75 of our General Statutes allows for a cause of action against attorneys engaged in collecting debts on behalf of their clients. We find that it does not and therefore affirm the trial court’s order dismissing plaintiff’s claim.
Plaintiffs are residents of a planned development community in Mecklenburg County known as Park Lake Recreation Association (“Park Lake”). Defendants serve as…
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