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AMERICAN MORTG. ASSISTANCE v. STATE

No. 90-CA-347.

570 So.2d 203 (1990)

AMERICAN MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE v. The STATE of Louisiana.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Writ Denied January 31, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Claude C. Lightfoot, Jr., Lilley & Lightfoot, Metairie, for plaintiff-appellee.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Jesse James Marks, Dale C. Wilks, Asst. Attys.

Before GAUDIN, DUFRESNE and GOTHARD, JJ.

GAUDIN, Judge.

This is a declaratory judgment action. At issue is whether the business of American Mortgage Assistance (AMA) constitutes debt adjusting for a fee, such that it is subject to the prohibition of LSA-R.S. 14:331. The trial judge found that the statute did not apply to AMA's business activity. We affirm.

R.S. 14:331 provides in part:

"A. Except as otherwise provided herein, no person shall engage in the business of debt adjusting.

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