Smith v. AFS Acceptance, LLC

United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

2012 WL 1969415 (2012)

Relevant factsFree

AFS's (defendant) repossession agents (defendant) began towing Smith's (plaintiff) vehicle from her mother's driveway while Smith and her daughter Jackson (plaintiff) got inside and left the door open, and family and neighbors yelled for the agents to stop; the agents continued raising and towing the vehicle onto the street until police intervened and ordered it returned.

IssueFree

Whether a secured creditor can repossess collateral if doing so causes a breach of the peace.

Holding & reasoning

The court resolved the question by applying the controlling rule to the facts and explaining precisely why the outcome followed. Its reasoning ties the doctrine to the record so you can reproduce the analysis on an exam.

Procedural history, concurrence & dissent

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