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Statutes Permitting Repossession Without Hearing Violated Due Process
The U.S. Supreme Court held that Pennsylvania and Florida prejudgment
replevin statutes, which allowed private parties to repossess goods
without first giving the possessors an opportunity to be heard, violated
the Fourteenth Amendment.
Appellants, most of whom had purchased household goods on installments,
brought actions in federal district courts challenging ...
replevin statutes, which allowed private parties to repossess goods
without first giving the possessors an opportunity to be heard, violated
the Fourteenth Amendment.
Appellants, most of whom had purchased household goods on installments,
brought actions in federal district courts challenging ...
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