Citizens State Bank v. Gilmore

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Holmes, J.:

This is an appeal by plaintiff, Citizens State Bank, Moundridge, Kansas, (Bank), from an order granting the defendants, William C. Gilmore, Sr. and Teddy M. Puls, summary judgment. Defendants’ motion was sustained prior to any pretrial conference and prior to the completion of discovery.

Plaintiff filed this action against the two defendants on multiple theories of indirect fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud and absolute liability for violation of statutes. Plaintiff sought to recover damages sustained from financing the purchase of certain…