Montano v. Land Title Guarantee Co.

DUBOFSKY, Judge.

Defendants, Land Title Guarantee Co. and Title Insurance Co. of Minnesota, appeal from a trial court judgment holding them liable to Melquades and Ebelia Mon-tano in damages for conversion of a deed to real property owned by the Montanos and also from a judgment in favor of third-party defendant, David Smith. We affirm the judgments.

The Montanos contracted to sell their Durango home to Rockwell Powers, with terms of $10,000 down and $32,000 later. Powers subsequently contracted with Ben Crue to exchange the Montanos’ home and a note for a carwash business owned by Crue.

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