REID v. AYERS

No. COA99-790.

531 S.E.2d 231 (2000)

Thomas Leon REID, Sr. and Doris Reid, Plaintiffs, v. John F. AYERS, III, Timothy G. Sellers and Delaney & Sellers, PA, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

June 6, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hewson Lapinel Owens, PA, by H.L. Owens, Charlotte, for plaintiff-appellants.

Dean & Gibson, L.L.P., by Barbara J. Dean and Rodney A. Dean, Charlotte, for defendant-appellees.


LEWIS, Judge.

This appeal involves a question of first impression in North Carolina. Specifically, we are called upon to address whether the North Carolina Debt Collection Act (NCDCA) contained within Chapter 75 of our General Statutes allows for a cause of action against attorneys engaged in collecting debts on behalf of their clients. We find that it does not and therefore affirm the trial court's order dismissing plaintiff's claim.

Plaintiffs are residents...

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