McFaw Land Co. v. Kansas City Title & Trust Co.

The second amended petition upon which this cause was tried contained three counts. (1) An action for damages for breach of an alleged contract of service (as abstracter and title examiner) requiring defendant to examine the official records of Stoddard County to ascertain the condition of the titles to described real estate in said county and to report the amount of all liens and encumbrances as shown by the official records of said county. This count was amended after trial and before judgment to plead fraudulent concealment and fraudulent representations and to include a prayer for $50,000…