Legal Opinion
Chischilly v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided July 10, 1980No. 4163PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LOPEZ, Judge.
Chischilly, a Navajo Indian, brought suit in District Court in Bernalillo County against General Motors Acceptance Corporation (hereafter, GMAC) for damages for unlawful repossession of a truck. He had purchased the truck from Schultz Buick on August 18, 1976, on a retail installment contract. GMAC financed the transaction and obtained a security interest in the truck. On two 'occasions one around August 1, 1977, and the other around January 18,1978, an employee of GMAC repossessed the truck from Chischilly’s residence at the Littlewater Community and removed it to…
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- Worcester v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
- Williams v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Huntington v. AttrillSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Loucks v. . Standard Oil Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1918
- The Quechan Tribe of Indians v. Raymond Rowe, Sheriff of Imperial CountyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Vannoy v. Uniroyal Tire Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1986
- Schwilling v. HorneIdaho Supreme Court · 1983
- Waisner v. JonesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1988
- Halwood v. Cowboy Auto Sales, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1997
- Chischilly v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1980
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