Fred Ehlers v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Kennan, J., entered November 21, 1914, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action on a surety bond.
1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.
The purpose of this action was to recover from the surety upon the bond of a notary public. The case was tried to the court and a jury. The defendant’s motion at the close of the plaintiffs’ case for a nonsuit, and its motion for a directed verdict at the close of the case, were denied. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs for the sum of $696. Motion for a new trial being made and overruled, a judgment was entered upon the verdict. The defendant appeals.
The facts are substantially as follows: On May 1, 1913, one J. E. Moe was engaged in the real estate business in the city…
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