The issue on appeal is whether the self-help repossession and sale of appellant's automobile, after appellant defaulted on payments under a contract which provided for repossession and sale, were acts under color of state law giving rise to an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
The District Court held that the actions of the creditor in repossessing and selling were of a private nature and did not amount...
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