Legal Opinion
Cobb v. Midwest Recovery Bureau Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 26, 1980No. 49529, 49570PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OTIS, Justice.
Plaintiff sued the financing company and the financing company’s repossession agent for compensatory and punitive damages for wrongful repossession when his truck was repossessed because of his failure to make timely payments. The jury awarded plaintiff a total of $3,753.74 compensatory damages and $20,000 punitive damages. The court also held that the repossession company could get nearly complete indemnity from the finance company pursuant to their agency agreement. The finance company appealed and the plaintiff cross-appealed.
We affirm the holding of wrongful repossession but…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ford Motor Credit Company v. WatersDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
- Nevada National Bank v. HuffNevada Supreme Court · 1978
- Hale v. Ford Motor Credit Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1978
- Lee v. Wood Products Credit UnionOregon Supreme Court · 1976
- Pierce v. Leasing International, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Westinghouse Credit Corporation v. Joe R. Shelton, Sr., an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
- Gaynor v. Union Trust Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Van Bibber v. NorrisIndiana Supreme Court · 1981
- Alaska Statebank v. FaircoAlaska Supreme Court · 1983
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