State ex rel. Koste v. Maryland Casualty Co. of Baltimore

HYDE, Chief Justice.

This is a suit on the bond of a notary public. See Sec. 486.050, RSMo, V.A.M.S. Plaintiff had judgment for substantial damages (the amount relator paid to the notary for an automobile) and defendant appealed to the St. Louis Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals reversed and remanded with directions to enter a judgment for nominal damages only (State ex rel. and to Use of Koste v. Maryland Cas. Co. of Baltimore, 335 S.W.2d 510) considering that this result was required by our deci*56sion in State ex rel. Park Nat. Bank v. Globe Indemnity Co., 332 Mo. 1089, 61 S.W.2d 733. We…