Hanner v. Classic Auto Body, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that auto repairer’s illegal seizing of customer’s car to satisfy debt was an unfair attempt to collect debt and violated Chapter 93A and Mass. Gen. L. c. 93, § 49
• unlawful seizure of vehicle from street and without resort to legal process held violative of G.L.c. 93A
• where Chapter 93A violation proven, fees recoverable only for \any meaningful amount of legal work . . . independently required\ by the dereliction
• a reduced award of attorneys fee of $250 against attorney’s billing of $1,912.50 where recovery was only $25
• court roughly allocates fees among issues on which plaintiff was, and was not, successful
• court roughly allocates fees among issues on which plaintiff was, and was not, successful

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