Lawyers Title Insurance v. New Freedom Mortgage Corp.

Bernes, Judge.

New Freedom Mortgage Corporation filed a contractual indemnification claim against Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation. The jury found in favor of New Freedom, and Lawyers Title appeals, challenging the jury instructions and the exclusion of certain evidence. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

This Court recently issued a decision in a related case involving the same parties and similar facts and issues. See Lawyers Title Ins. Corp. v. New Freedom Mtg. Corp., 285 Ga. App. 22 (645 SE2d 536) (2007), cert. denied, New Freedom Mtg. Corp. v. Lawyers Title Ins. Corp., 2007 Ga.…