Harold Gwatney Chevrolet Co. v. Cooper

Melvin Mayfield, Judge.

The trial court denied a deficiency judgment to appellant, Harold Gwatney Chevrolet Company, after finding that it failed to comply with Ark. Code Ann. § 4-9-504(3) (Repl. 1991), which requires that reasonable notification of the time and place of sale be given to the debtor before disposition of the collateral securing a debt. Appellant contends that its notice was in compliance with the statute and that the trial court erred in finding the vehicle was sold at public, rather than private, sale.

On March 15, 1989, appellant sold a 1988 Chevrolet Cavalier to appellee,…