FRANKLIN INV. CO., INC. v. SMITH

No. 11572.

383 A.2d 355 (1978)

FRANKLIN INVESTMENT CO., INC., Appellant, v. Vernon Lee SMITH, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided February 24, 1978.

Rehearing and Rehearing en Banc Denied April 24, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard D. Lipton, Silver Spring, Md., for appellant.

Paris A. Artis, Washington, D.C., for appellee.

Before KELLY, NEBEKER and FERREN, Associate Judges.


NEBEKER, Associate Judge:

Franklin Investment Co., Inc. (Franklin) appeals from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict awarding compensatory and punitive damages of $5,000 to appellee Vernon L. Smith. Franklin asserts that the trial court erred in its denial of Franklin's motions for judgment n. o. v. and for a new trial.

This case involved the repossession and sale, by Franklin, of an automobile purchased by Smith from G. B. Enterprises (also a defendant...

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