Yates v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.

This case presents the question of the retroactive application of a statute regulating instalment sales of motor vehicles. By St. 1958, c. 674, a new chapter (255B) entitled, Retail Instalment Sales of Motor Vehicles, was added to the General Laws. The statute was amended by St. 1966, c. 284, § 3, which inserted a new § 20A, effective November 1, 1966. We are concerned here with subsections B and E of § 20A.

Subsection B provides that “Within five days after the motor vehicle is repossessed, the holder 1 shall deliver to the buyer personally, or send to him by registered or certified mail to…