John Deere Company of Kansas City v. Catalano

This appeal arises out of an action to recover the unpaid balance on a retail credit sales agreement and the collection costs incurred therein. The appellee, John Deere Company, was the holder of the instrument at the time the debtor appellant, John Catalano, defaulted. John Deere took possession of the security, sold it at public sale and sued Catalano for the deficiency. Judgment was entered for the amount of the deficiency, interest thereon and attorney’s fees. Catalano appeals.

To put the case in proper perspective, we set out the facts in detail. On August 11, 1969, Catalano purchased a…