Legal Opinion

William C. Lewis v. Acb Business Services, Inc., (96-3093/3498), American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. James P. Connors, (96-3498)

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided January 30, 1998No. 96-3093, 96-3498PublishedCited by 640 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBoggs, J., joined by Contie, J.,

RYAN, J. (pp. 413-16), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.

OPINION

BOGGS, Circuit Judge.

The two actions involved in this appeal arose out of William C. Lewis’s credit relationship with American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. (“Amex”). Lewis owes a substantial sum of money to Amex for charges he made on his Gold Card. After he stopped making payment, Amex hired ACB Business Services, Inc. (“ACB”) to collect on the debt. These events led to the filing of three lawsuits, two by Lewis and one by Amex. At issue in this appeal are the two suits filed by Lewis. Because these suits…

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