Court Opinion

ID: 9704152
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 00:24:22.492223+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:16:09.160507
License: Public Domain

DANA, J.,
dissenting.
[¶ 16] I respectfully dissent.
[¶ 17] The law authorizes the peaceful repossession of an automobile when the debtor is behind in his payments. 32 M.R.S. § 11017(1) (2006); 4 James J. White & Robert S. SummeRS, Uotform Commercial Code § 34-8 at 384-86 (5th ed. 2002). In order to accomplish a peaceful repossession, it is usually necessary to locate the vehicle when the debtor is not behind the wheel. Although a fact-finder might conclude that the creditor here caused the spouse of the debtor to be intimidated and fearful, in my view, such a fact-finder could not conclude that that was the creditor’s intent.