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COBB v. MIDWEST RECOVERY BUREAU CO.

Nos. 49529, 49570.

295 N.W.2d 232 (1980)

William E. COBB, Appellant (49570), v. MIDWEST RECOVERY BUREAU COMPANY, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, Respondent, Mack Financial Corporation, Third-Party Defendant, Appellant (49529).

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing August 26, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stefanson, Landberg & Alm and Mary Muehlen Maring, Moorhead, for Cobb.

Thysell, Gjevre, McLarnan & Hannaher and Paul O. Skatvold, Moorhead, for Mack Financial Corp.

Scanlan & Carlson and John J. Scanlan, St. Paul, for respondent.

Heard before OTIS, ROGOSHESKE, and YETKA, JJ., and considered and decided by the court en banc.

OTIS, Justice.

Plaintiff sued the financing company and the financing company's repossession agent for compensatory and punitive damages for wrongful repossession when his truck was repossessed because of his failure to make timely payments. The jury awarded plaintiff a total of $3,753.74 compensatory damages and $20,000 punitive damages. The court also held that the repossession company could get nearly complete indemnity from the finance company pursuant to their...

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