Legal Opinion
William T. Youngblood v. Lawyers Title Insurance Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 1, 1991No. 89-7667PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYER, Senior Circuit Judge:
In a jury trial, 1 the district court directed a verdict in favor of plaintiff Youngblood as to liability of Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation for breach of contract with respect to a title defect not shown in the exceptions of its title insurance policy. 746 F.Supp. 71. The issue of damages was reserved for the jury. The court concluded that damages on Youngblood’s claims for fraud and bad faith were limited to punitive damages. Lawyers Title appeals from the judgment entered against it for $50,000 compensatory damages and $500,000 punitive damages. Lawyers Title…
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- Newman v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1984
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