Green Tree Acceptance, Inc. v. Layton

OPINION

SOSA, Chief Justice.

PROCEDURAL SETTING

Plaintiff-appellant, Green Tree Acceptance, Inc. (Green Tree), filed its complaint for replevin against defendants-appellees, Albert and Lucille Layton (Laytons), seeking possession of a mobile home owned by the Laytons and over $40,000 alleged to be due under the default provisions of a retail installment sales contract which the Lay-tons had executed when purchasing the mobile home and which had been assigned by the seller to Green Tree. The Laytons denied the allegations of the complaint and counterclaimed, alleging that Green Tree converted to…