BESNER v. SMITH

No. 2922.

178 A.2d 924 (1962)

Charles BESNER, Appellant, v. Billy SMITH and Naomi Smith, Appellees.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided March 20, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George J. Hughes, Washington, D. C., with whom Charles Jay Pilzer, Harvey A. Jacobs, and Hubert M. Schlosberg, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellant.

Isadore B. Katz, Washington, D. C., with whom James Shenos, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellees.

Before HOOD, Chief Judge, QUINN, Associate Judge, and MYERS, Associate Judge of The Municipal Court for the District of Columbia, sitting by designation.


MYERS, Associate Judge.

Appellee Naomi Smith (hereinafter termed "wife") sued appellant Besner (hereinafter termed "seller") for wrongful repossession of a television and sought damages for fright, shock and mental suffering arising out of the alleged unlawful taking by seller's agent. Her husband, as coplaintiff, asked damages for loss of consortium. Seller filed a counterclaim against Billy Smith (hereinafter termed "husband") for a deficiency judgment due under...

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