Aetna Casualty and Surety Company v. Moss

MURRAY, Chief Justice.

This suit was instituted by H. S. Moss and Moss Petroleum Corporation, herein after called Moss, against the Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, hereinafter called Aetna, on a fidelity bond conditioned to indemnify Moss against loss from any dishonest act of his employees, among whom was Orrie I. Dunkle, hereinafter called Dunkle, seeking to recover the sum of $6,183.25, plus interest, being the proceeds of “tank bottom accumulations” sold by Dunkle and appropriated to his own use.

The trial was to a jury which answered the five special issues submitted to it favorably to…