COMMERCIAL CREDIT CLAIMS SER., INC. v. RICHARDSON

No. 83CA0904.

454 So.2d 177 (1984)

COMMERCIAL CREDIT CLAIMS SERVICES, INC. v. Herman RICHARDSON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 24, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon Hackman, Boutte, for plaintiff-first appellant.

A.D. O'Neal, Jr., Houma, for defendant-second appellant.

Before COVINGTON, COLE and SAVOIE, JJ.


COLE, Judge.

The dispositive issue before us is whether or not the amendment to La.R.S. 9:2781 which states a single transaction creates an "open account" (and therefore allows the imposition of attorney fees) is to be applied retroactively.

This litigation arose from the following facts. Plaintiff, Commercial Credit Claims Services, Inc., performed a damage appraisal on a vehicle for defendant, Herman Richardson, for a fee of $330.60. When Richardson failed...

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