Legal Opinion
Friendly Credit Union v. Campbell
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 19, 1991No. 89-1081PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Freddie B. Campbell sued Friendly Credit Union, which had financed the purchase of Campbell's 1986 GMC truck and had subsequently repossessed it, to recover damages for conversion of the truck, which Campbell alleged the defendant disposed of in a commercially unreasonable manner. The credit union counterclaimed, seeking a deficiency judgment based upon its loan agreement with Campbell. A jury in the Circuit Court of Mobile County found for Campbell and awarded him $15,000. The trial court denied the credit union's motions for a directed verdict and for j.n.o.v. and the Credit Union appeals.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Draughon v. General Fin. Credit Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1978
- Pihakis v. CottrellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1971
- Merrell v. Joe Bullard Oldsmobile, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1988
- Stokes v. Long-Lewis Ford, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- Bank of Huntsville v. WitcherCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1976
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Ex Parte Alfa Mut. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2001
- McWilliams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2004
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