Hampton Bank v. Pfeil

STEWART, Judge.

Defendant appeals from an order of the Circuit Court of St. Louis County dismissing his appeal from the Magistrate Court for failure to pay costs for security.

Plaintiff, Hampton Bank, filed a petition in the Magistrate Court of the City of St. Louis, stating that it was the legal holder in due course of defendants’ Retail Installment Contract and Promissory Note, owing $1,087.93. Defendants answered that their account was fully paid and filed a counterclaim alleging that plaintiff unlawfully seized and converted a 1970 Ford Maverick which secured the note and contract sued…