Spaniol Ford, Inc. v. Froggatt

Suit was brought by Spaniol Ford, Inc. to recover damages sustained as a result of issuance of a Wyoming certificate of title for a stolen motor vehicle. The defendants were Anna Froggatt, county clerk of Converse County, and Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co., the indemnifier on the county clerk’s official bond.

Plaintiff claims the certificate of title was issued by a deputy of County Clerk Froggatt; that plaintiff relied upon such certificate and purchased the stolen vehicle from the person to whom the certificate had been issued; and that the lawful owner subsequently reclaimed the…