Legal Opinion
Zhadan v. Downtown Los Angeles Motor Distributors, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 31, 1979No. Civ. 54960PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HANSON, J.
Downtown Los Angeles Motor Distributors, Inc. (erroneously sued herein as Downtown L.A. Motors and hereinafter referred to as Motors) appeals a judgment in favor of plaintiff Zina Zhadan, entered pursuant to jury verdict, in this action to recover compensatory and punitive damages for the conversion of an automobile.
Facts
Plaintiff sought compensatory and punitive damages for the seizure and retention by Motors of her 1967 Mercedes Benz 230 SL automobile after she failed to pay a $1,952.52 repair bill for work which she claimed she never authorized. She alleged that the…
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