Strass v. District-Realty Title Ins. Corp.

The controversy involved in this appeal is whether assessments levied by the City of Rockville against nine residential lots for benefits resulting from installation of water and sewer lines by the City, were liens or encumbrances insured against by policies of title insurance purchased at the time of settlement by the owners of each of the lots. The claims of the respective lot owners were asserted in their Third Amended Declaration filed in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County against District-Realty Title Insurance Corporation. The plaintiffs were nine 1 married couples. They were: Carl…