Pioneer Dodge Center, Inc. v. Glaubensklee

STEWART, Justice:

Defendant Marlene Glaubensklee appeals from a deficiency judgment entered against her after the sale of a repossessed truck by the plaintiff Pioneer Dodge Center, Inc. We are asked to decide whether the sale of the truck was conducted in a commercially reasonable manner and, if not, whether Pioneer Dodge is barred from recovering the deficiency from defendant.

Defendant purchased a truck from Pioneer Dodge on February 9, 1976, at a purchase price of $4,995, plus tax and license fees for a total of $5,204.88. Chrysler Credit Corporation financed $3,909.89 and defendant traded…