Wallace v. Chrysler Credit Corp.

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• noting that “no Virginia cases precisely delineat[e] these rules . . . [but] [t]he right to possession of chattels may be exercised without recourse to the courts, provided this can be done peaceably”
• noting a breach of the peace refers to conduct at or near the time the property was seized
• deputy sheriff did not breach the peace when he repossessed debtor = s truck because, even if he violated traffic regulation when he drove away, he did so before debtor had an opportunity to confront him
• altercation occurred hours after the repossession

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