Jackson v. Peoples Federal Credit Union

This appeal involves the question of whether an attempted repossession of an automobile by a creditor constituted the tort of outrage. Plaintiff Jackson obtained a judgment for outrageous conduct based on the attempt of Peoples Federal Credit Union to repossess his 1977 Ford Thunderbird. The credit union contends that there was insufficient evidence of outrageous conduct and the court erred in denying its motion to dismiss. We reverse, finding as a matter of law that outrageous conduct was not established by the attempted repossession.

It is axiomatic that when ruling on a motion for dismissal…