Legal Opinion
Waisner v. Jones
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided June 7, 1988No. 17503PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RANSOM, Justice.
We granted certiorari to consider constitutional limitations on self-help repossession under the Uniform Commercial Code, specifically NMSA 1978, Section 55-9-503 (Repl.Pamp.1987). Section 55-9-503 in pertinent part provides that “[ujnless otherwise agreed a secured party has on default the right to take possession of the collateral. In taking possession a secured party may proceed without judicial process if this can be done without breach of the peace * * At issue is whether the introduction of law enforcement personnel into a self-help repossession transcends the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
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