Beggs v. Universal CIT Credit Corporation

HOUSER, Commissioner.

Action by owner of a motor transport tractor against a finance company for unlawfully taking possession of and damaging the vehicle. Judgment was entered on a jury verdict for plaintiff for $1,800 actual and $14,000 punitive damages. This was the second trial of the case. The first resulted in a judgment for plaintiff for $2,500 actual and $13,000 punitive damages. That judgment was reversed for wilful and intentional concealment by several jurors of information which should have been disclosed on voir dire examination. Beggs v. Universal C.I.T. Credit Corporation,…