Legal Opinion
Glen Warren and Peggy Warren v. Ford Motor Credit Company and Larry Diefenderfer
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 27, 1982No. 81-7948PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWIN F. HUNTER, Jr., District Judge:
This is a diversity action. It involves repossession and sale of a 1972 Ford automobile. Plaintiffs, Glen Warren and his wife Peggy Warren, charge the defendants, Ford Motor Credit Company (FMCC) and Larry Diefenderfer, with two counts of conversion — one for wrongfully repossessing and selling the automobile, and another for failing to notify the Warrens that the automobile had been repossessed and would be sold. The trial jury, rendering a general verdict, awarded $1,350 as compensatory damages and $54,100 in punitive damages.
Defendants moved, under Rule…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Gorsalitz v. Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Aspinwall v. GowensSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
- Ott v. FoxSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Audrey Shaps v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance Company, Provident Life and Casualty Insurance Company, a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
- Bruce Steve Baker v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
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