Legal Opinion
Columbia Finance Company v. Worthy
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 5, 1958No. 2088PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVER, Chief Judge.
A jury awarded the plaintiff in this action compensatory and punitive damages for the unlawful repossession of her automobile. Defendant, Columbia Finance, appeals from'the judgment entered on these verdicts, contesting the submission of the issues on damages to the jury.
In August 1956 plaintiff obtained a loan of $425 from Columbia Finance, for which she executed a note secured by a chattel mortgage on her automobile. The terms of the loan provided for payment in twelve monthly installments of approximately $46 due on the 17th of each month. The entire transaction was…
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- Holt v. George Washington Life InsuranceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
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