Fugate v. Jackson Hewitt, Inc.

JAMES EDWARD WELSH, Judge.

Sherita Fugate appeals the circuit court’s judgment dismissing her petition for a class action complaint against the tax preparation company Jackson Hewitt, Inc. Fugate had alleged in her petition that Jackson Hewitt failed to comply with statutory requirements for credit services organizations when it obtained an income tax refund anticipation loan (“RAL”) for her. She further alleged that Jackson Hewitt’s noncomplianee with the credit services organizations statutes constituted a violation of the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act. The circuit court dismissed…