Credit Acceptance Corp. v. Smith

KENT E. KAROHL, Judge.

Free Smith filed a third party petition against the City of St. Louis alleging a cause of action for conversion of her motor vehicle. The claim of plaintiff, Credit Acceptance Corporation, against Free Smith to recover a balance owed on the loan secured by her motor vehicle, was the subject of a consent judgment in favor of Plaintiff. The city defended the third party claim on the basis of sovereign immunity. The trial court rejected the defense and granted a judgment in favor of Free Smith on her claim for conversion. The only issue on the city’s appeal is whether…