State Ex Rel. State Bar of Wisconsin v. Bonded Collections, Inc.

Inasmuch as the plaintiffs have demurred to the answer and affirmative defenses of the defendants, we, for the purposes of this appeal, take the allegations of the defendants, together with those allegations of the plaintiff’s complaint that are uncontroverted, as verities.

It appears that Bonded is a licensed collection agency which solicits accounts for collection from the public. Bonded at its initial contact with a creditor makes no arrangements to proceed with a lawsuit or to advance costs.

Only after nonlitigative attempts at collection have failed does Bonded advise a creditor that the…