Mefford v. Security Title Insurance

This is an appeal from a judgment denying damages to the plaintiffs in an action in which they ask for $25,000 because of the alleged negligence of defendant, its alleged breach of contract, and its alleged fraud and misrepresentation. The case centers about an escrow which was opened by the plaintiffs, O. P. Mefford and wife, the owners of a parcel of land in the City of Tulare, and A. C. King, Inc. (hereinafter sometimes referred to as King), the proposed purchaser.

Plaintiffs suffered a considerable loss in their transaction with the King firm, and they now seek a remedy against the title…