Walden v. Mercedes Benz Credit Corp.

SHEPPARD JR., J.,

Plaintiff, Michael Walden, has moved to preclude defendant, Mercedes Benz Credit Corp. (MBCC), from repossessing a certain Mercedes Benz automobile which Walden claims to own, and in which MBCC claims to have a security interest.

The car was originally purchased from a Mercedes Benz dealer in California by an individual whom the parties refer to as Customer. Customer financed her purchase of the car through MBCC and granted MBCC a security interest in the car. Customer subsequently transferred1 the car to a California auto dealership known as Duty Free Car Payment Inc. Walden…