Entriken v. Motor Coach Federal Credit Union

Plaintiff Marian Entriken brought suit against defendant Motor Coach Federal Credit Union in the District Court for the Second Judicial District Court, Silver Bow County, alleging defendant converted his truck. The District Court, sitting without a jury, found that defendant’s repossession of plaintiff’s truck constituted the tort of conversion. The District Court awarded actual damages of $18,711.20, treble damages under the Montana Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 [Montana Consumer Protection Act] in the amount of $56,133.60, and attorney fees of $9,540.00 for a…