Universal CIT Credit Corporation v. Jones

LeGRAND, Justice.

This appeal seeks to settle the competing rights of plaintiff and defendant, Ronald Lee Jones, to a 1969 Rambler automobile owned by defendant and claimed by plaintiff because of defendant’s alleged default in payments under a security instrument. Although named as a defendant, George C. Jones, Jr., has no interest in this controversy and is not a party to this appeal.

This case was tried and decided under our replevin law as it existed prior to Thorp Credit, Inc. v. Barr, 200 N.W.2d 535 (Iowa 1972). It is reviewed on this appeal the same way. The constitutional questions…