Legal Opinion
Samuel Adams v. Ford Motor Credit Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 27, 1977No. 76-1431PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
The credit company appeals from a judgment in favor of an automobile purchaser to whom the trial jury made an award of $20,000 as compensatory and punitive damages because of its finding that the finance company had illegally repossessed his automobile.
The action was commenced by the filing of a complaint which the appellant characterizes as follows: “Claiming damages of $4,000 for the conversion of an automobile, $1,000 for the conversion of several smaller items of personal property contained therein, and $9,900 for the wrongful taking of all of the above chattels.”…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Alonzo Wayne Taylor v. The Washington Terminal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Gorsalitz v. Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Trahan v. CookSupreme Court of Alabama · 1972
- Kelite Products, Inc., and R. C. Martin v. Alvin J. Binzel, Jr., Trading as Kelite Products of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Ray Hughes Chevrolet, Inc. v. GordonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Hedrick v. Hercules, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Willie James Glover v. Alabama Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Glen Warren and Peggy Warren v. Ford Motor Credit Company and Larry DiefenderferCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Hartford Fire Insurance v. First National Bank of AtmoreDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 2002
- Colvin v. CurtisDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1993
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