Schwab v. Cornell

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Schaffer,

Plaintiff employed defendant, a conveyancer, to act in his behalf in the consummation of the purchase of two building lots. The duty of defendant was to prepare the deed for the properties, to see that plaintiff obtained a clear title, and to procure a policy of title insurance guaranteeing good title, clear of encumbrances, or inform plaintiff of any exceptions. When the settlement sheet of the title company was delivered to defendant, it showed unpaid taxes of twenty cents on each lot for the year 1922 and required the production of certain tax receipts. In…