Legal Opinion
Interfirst Bank, Dallas, Texas v. Hanson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided November 12, 1986No. 85-1029PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHULTZ, Justice.
This is an appeal from an award of actual and punitive damages for wrongful conversion of an automobile. The Interfirst Bank, Dallas, Texas, brought a replevin action against Terry Lee Hanson, seeking to recover a 1980 Datsun 280TZ Turbo (vehicle). Hanson counterclaimed for damages caused by the bank’s seizure and retention of the vehicle for twenty days during the pendency of the proceedings. The bank admits the seizure but maintains it had a right to a self-help repossession under its lease contract with Hanson. A jury found against the bank on the replevin action and…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Gibbs v. TitelmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
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