In re Seaboyer’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions

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1. “§ 13A. Provision Relative to Payments, etc., in Case of Repossession and Sale. — No instrument evidencing a conditional sale of personal property shall be valid unless it contains a provision that, in case of repossession and sale of such personal property for default in payment of any part of the total time price, all sums paid on account of such price and any sum remaining from the proceeds of a sale of such repossessed personal property after deducting the reasonable expenses of such repossession and sale shall be applied in reduction of such price, and that, if the net proceeds of such sale exceed the balance due on such price, the sum remaining shall be paid to the vendee; * * *.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Widett v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.