Legal Opinion

Tom Boudreau and Mary Belle Boudreau, Husband and Wife v. Borg-Warner Acceptance Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, Defendant

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided May 2, 1980No. 77-3250PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SNEED, Circuit Judge:

This is a diversity case. The appellant, a secured creditor of the appellees, appeals from a directed verdict for conversion and a jury award of $14,271.34 compensatory damages and $65,000 punitive damages. The issues on appeal are: (1) Did the district court err in its interpretation of the Security Agreement under which it conditioned the creditor’s possessory rights upon the debtor’s failure to accede to a demand for delivery? and (2) Does appellant’s security interest in the appellees’ “inventory” extend to inventory other than that acquired under the floorplan…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Federal Insurance Company v. PAT Homes, Inc.Arizona Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Polk v. KoernerArizona Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Community Bank v. JonesOregon Supreme Court · 1977
  4. Whisenhunt v. Allen Parker Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
  5. Allison Steel Manufacturing Co. v. Superior CourtCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1974

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftsman Local Union No. 20 v. Martin Jaska, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
  2. International Union Of Bricklayers & Allied Craftsman Local Union No. 20, Afl-Cio v. Martin Jaska, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
  3. Libra Bank Ltd. v. Banco Nacional De Costa Rica, S.A.District Court, S.D. New York · 1983
  4. United States v. 0.35 of an Acre of Land, More or Less, Situated in Westchester CountyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1988
  5. Robert Sherman v. Mutual Benefit Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980

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