Appeals court says Montevideo, Minnesota, couple must pay $100,000 restitution

Appeals court says Montevideo, Minnesota, couple must pay $100,000 restitution

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Court of Appeals affirmed two separate rulings by the District Court in Chippewa County ordering a couple to make more than $100,000 in restitution to a Montevideo company. In separate decisions released July 14, the appeals court rejected arguments by Amanda Jean Smith, 51, and her spouse, Noel Jennings Smith, 56, challenging the District Court decisions in which they were ordered to pay restitution to Ritalka Inc. Aman…