Legal Opinion
Portfolio Recovery Associates., LLC v. King
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 29, 2010No. 46PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Pigott, J.
In April 1989, defendant Jared King, then a resident of Connecticut, opened a credit card account with Greenwood Trust Company, a Delaware corporation with a principal place of business in Greenwood, Delaware. The agreement contained a standard choice of law clause stating that it would be governed by the laws of Delaware. Greenwood subsequently changed its name to Discover Bank.
It is undisputed that, on January 27, 1999, King sent a letter to Discover cancelling his credit card, which he had cut in half and enclosed with the letter. King demanded that Discover…
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