Mann v. United Missouri Bank of Kirkwood

GAERTNER, Judge.

Curtis Mann (plaintiff) as trustee for the bankruptcy estate of Dr. David E. Goodman appeals from the trial court’s grant of a directed verdict at the conclusion of plaintiff’s case in favor of United Missouri Bank of Kirkwood (defendant) on plaintiff's petition for the conversion and commercially unreasonable sale of Goodman’s van. We affirm.

In June of 1977 defendant loaned Goodman $7,306.03 for the purchase of a 1977 Ford Club van with defendant retaining a security interest in the property as collateral. Defendant repossessed the van on December 5, 1980, when Goodman was…