COLLECTION BUREAU SERVICES, INC. v. MORROW

No. 03-059.

87 P.3d 1024 (2004)

2004 MT 84

COLLECTION BUREAU SERVICES, INC., a Montana corporation, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Ruth A. MORROW a/k/a Ruth A. Buckner, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided April 6, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Dennis E. Lind, Datsopoulos, MacDonald & Lind, Missoula, Montana.

For Respondent: S. Kim Taylor, Lucas & Tonn, Miles City, Montana.

For Amicus: Andrea J. Olson, ASUM Legal Services, Missoula, Montana.


Justice W. WILLIAM LEAPHART delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Collection Bureau Services, Inc. (Collection Bureau), filed a complaint on February 23, 2001, in Justice Court against Ruth Morrow (Morrow) to collect the face value, service charges, and statutory damages for eight checks she issued with insufficient funds in June of 2000. Morrow countered that Collection Bureau waived its right to seek $800 in statutory damages under § 27-1-717(3), MCA...

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