IVY v. GENERAL MOTORS ACCEPTANCE CORP.

No. 89-CA-1359.

612 So.2d 1108 (1992)

Lester IVY v. GENERAL MOTORS ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION and American Lenders Service Company of Jackson, Inc.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 17, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene C. Tullos, Tullos & Tullos, Raleigh, John S. Knowles III, Brantley & Knowles, Jackson, for appellant.

Chris J. Walker, William C. Reeves, Al Nuzzo, Markow Walker Reeves Firm, Jackson, for appellees.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, C.J., and PRATHER and BANKS, JJ.


PRATHER, Justice, for the Court:

I. INTRODUCTION

In this case, a delinquent debtor complained about the manner in which a creditor's agents repossessed his 1986 Chevy van. The creditor's agents had employed a self-help method, which is still allowed under Mississippi law. The agents' employment of this method, the debtor urged, should be deemed improper since it allegedly resulted in a breach of peace and personal injuries. The debtor, Lester Ivy, concluded...

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