Williamson v. Fowler Toyota, Inc.

956 P.2d 858 (1998)

1998 OK 14

Jim WILLIAMSON, d/b/a Williamson Auto, Appellee,

v.

FOWLER TOYOTA, INC., Appellant.

No. 84904.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

February 24, 1998.

Rehearing Denied April 21, 1998.

Jeff Belote, Gotcher & Belote, McAleste, for Appellee.

Gary s. Pitchlynn, Patrick A. Morse, Pitchlynn, Morse, Ritter & Morse, Norman, for Appellant.

ALMA WILSON, Justice:

¶ 1 The issue is whether a creditor is liable for the trespass and the resulting damages caused by an independent contractor employed by the creditor to repossess secured collateral pursuant to 12A O.S.1991, § 9-503. We hold that the…