Legal Opinion
Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Byrd
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 16, 1977PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Defendant Ford Motor Credit Company appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff Verbin Byrd in the amount of $5,435.
The case centers around the repossession of a 1970 Ford Torino. On 21 November 1972 Byrd filed a two count complaint in the Circuit Court of Mobile County in count one of which he claimed damages for the conversion of his automobile by Ford Motor Credit Company (FMCC). Count two alleged FMCC, through its agent, servant or employee, fraudulently induced Byrd to deliver to the agent of FMCC his automobile which was impounded and placed in storage. Both…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Commercial Credit Co. v. SpenceMississippi Supreme Court · 1938
- Folmar & Sons v. Copeland & BrantleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1877
- Singer Sewing MacH. Co. v. HayesAlabama Court of Appeals · 1927
- Cable Co. v. GreenfieldCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922
3Cited by17 opinions
- Van Bibber v. NorrisIndiana Court of Appeals · 1980
- Tillquist v. Ford Motor Credit Co.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1989
- Madden v. Deere Credit Services, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1992
- Brown v. CampbellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
- Pierce v. Ford Motor Credit Co.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1979
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