Bates v. Simpson

WOLFE, Chief Justice.

This is an action brought by plaintiff, purchaser of an automobile, against two automobile dealers and their surety, for damages suffered when the defendant, Jimmie Simpson, failed to procure title to the automobile for the plaintiff and disappeared without accounting for the proceeds of the transaction. The trial court awarded judgment in favor of plaintiff, Haskell N. Bates, and also cross-complainant W. J. Saunders against The Employers’ Liability Assurance Corporation, Ltd., as surety upon the bond of Jimmie Simpson. The Bonding Company, by this appeal, seeks to…