Torrealba v. Kesmetis

OPINION

By the Court,

Hardesty, J.:

This appeal concerns claims of negligence per se and fraud based on alleged misconduct by notaries public. Appellants Leonard and Shelly Torrealba filed a complaint for damages against two notaries public, respondents Laurie Kesmetis and Emily Herrera, and the notaries’ employer, respondent J.M.K. Investments, Ltd., claiming that the notaries were negligent as a matter of law under regulatory statutes governing notaries public and that they fraudulently notarized the Torrealbas’ signatures on certain loan documents. The district court dismissed both the…