Davenport v. Chrysler Credit Corp.

OPINION

KOCH, Judge.

This appeal stems from the repossession of a new automobile shortly after its purchase. The buyers filed an action in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County seeking statutory and punitive damages. The trial court, sitting without a jury, found that the repossession was proper and awarded the creditor a $6,774 deficiency judgment on its counterclaim. The debtors have appealed, asserting that the automobile should not have been repossessed and that the repossession was carried out improperly. We find that the repossession was carried out improperly and, therefore, reverse…