Legal Opinion

General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Meyers

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided June 23, 1980No. 66835PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

385 So.2d 245 (1980)

GENERAL MOTORS ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION

v.

Yvonne MEYERS.

No. 66835.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

June 23, 1980.

Skeels, Baker, Coleman & Strickland, Donald L. Baker, Shreveport, for plaintiff-applicant.

Kenneth N. Simmons, Davis & Simmons, Many, for defendant-respondent.

WATSON, Justice.

In this suit for executory process by General Motors Acceptance Corporation, the trial court awarded defendant, Yvonne Meyers, $3,775.58 for the wrongful seizure of her automobile. The Court of Appeal amended the judgment to add a reasonable attorney's fee of $2,500. 377 So.2d 1355 (La.App. 3 Cir.…

Also in this document: Concurrence; Dissent.

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Hernandez v. HarsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
  2. Nassau Realty Co., Inc. v. BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  3. Escat v. National Bank of Commerce in New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
  4. Fallin v. J. J. Stovall & Sons, Ltd.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
  5. Semel v. GreenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1968

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Steptore v. Masco Const. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
  2. Grant v. Chevron Phillips Chemical Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
  3. Rivnor Properties v. Herbert O'Donnell, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
  4. Huddleston v. Bossier Bank and Trust Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
  5. Davidge v. H & H CONST. CO.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1983

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