Jackson v. General Motors Acceptance Corporation

QUINN, Associate Judge.

Appellant brought this suit seeking both compensatory and punitive damages for an alleged unlawful repossession of his automobile by appellee. At the conclusion of his evidence the court directed a verdict for appellee and this appeal followed.

In March 1955 appellant purchased a new car from a local dealer under a conditional sales contract. The terms of the agreement provided that appellant was to make a total down payment of $1,170.20 at the time of signing, an additional payment of $86.26 on May 1, and the balance in monthly installments of $61.21 commencing on May…