Ehlers v. Pound

This is an action for damages brought by William A. Ehlers as plaintiff against Jay A. Pound, Sr., Jay A. Pound, Jr., and Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company. The defendants Jay A. Pound, Sr., and Jay A. Pound, Jr., are bonded abstracters. The Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company is the surety on their bond.

The trial court sustained the defendants’ motion for summary judgment. The plaintiff’s motion for new trial was overruled and he has appealed.

The amended and substituted petition alleged that the plaintiff entered into a contract to purchase from James Fruits and Mary Fruits…