Discover Bank v. Rinn

The plaintiff, Discover Bank (“Discover”), has appealed the trial court’s assessment of damages in its favor in the amount of $5,100.00. On its appeal, Discover asserts that the amount assessed by the trial court judge was an abuse of discretion. The defendant, Kathy A. Rinn (“Rinn”), has not filed any opposition.

Discovers complaint sought $12,832.18 in unpaid charges on Rinn’s credit card agreement. Rinn’s answer did not address the complaint allegations, but instead referenced three attachments from the “National Employee Benefits Group.”1 Due to the absence of any denial of complaint…