Legal Opinion
General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Chischilly
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided April 21, 1981No. 13226PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAYNE, Justice.
The plaintiff, Patrick Chischilly, entered into a retail installment contract with a New Mexico corporation bank in Albuquerque for the purchase of a pickup truck. The sale was financed by the General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC) which took a security interest in the truck. The plaintiff is a member of the Navajo Tribe, but resides off the reservation on lands owned by the United States and held in trust for the Navajo Nation. On two occasions the truck was repossessed by employees of GMAC from the plaintiff’s residence. The plaintiff brought an action against…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Worcester v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
- Williams v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Mescalero Apache Tribe v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Donnelly v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- DeCoteau v. District County Court for the Tenth Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Sandoval v. Tinian, Inc.United States District Court · 1986
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