BUTLER v. FORD MOTOR CREDIT CO.

No. 87-4190 Summary Calendar.

829 F.2d 568 (1987)

Robert BUTLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 16, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Firnist J. Alexander, Jr., Jackson, Miss., for plaintiff-appellant.

Alex A. Alston, Jr., David A. Bowers, Jackson, Miss., for defendant-appellee.

Before REAVLEY, RANDALL and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The sole issue in this appeal is whether under Mississippi law, a secured creditor breaches the peace, and therefore illegally repossesses a vehicle, when he makes an unauthorized entry onto the driveway of the debtor's residence to remove the vehicle. We hold that he does not, and we therefore affirm a summary judgment for the creditor in this case.

I.

Robert Butler ("Butler") brought an action in Mississippi state court alleging that...

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