MITCHELL v. FORD MOTOR CREDIT CO.

No. 57267.

688 P.2d 42 (1984)

Warren K. MITCHELL and Linda C. Mitchell, Appellees, v. FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY, and Able Auto Recovery Company, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied June 6, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim K. Goodman, Crowe & Dunlevy, Oklahoma City, and Jack L. Atkinson, Lawton, for appellants.

John M. Nelson, Park, Nelson, Caywood & Park, Chickasha, for appellees.


OPALA, Justice:

The dispositive issue on certiorari is whether the evidence supports an award of actual and punitive damages where a secured creditor repossessed collateral in the erroneous belief that the debtor was in default.1 We answer this question in the affirmative.

In separate transactions a short time apart Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell [debtor] purchased two farm tractors on credit. The...

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