Cummings v. Stephens

EISMANN, Justice.

This is an appeal out of Bear Lake County from a judgment denying the buyer of real property an award of damages against the seller and awarding the buyer a judgment against a title company that prepared an inaccurate legal description of the real property. We affirm the denial of damages against the seller and reverse the award of damages against the title company.

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Factual Background.

In 2007, Roger and Barbara Stephens owned a parcel of real property consisting of about 270 acres on the west side of the highway and another parcel consisting of about 83 acres on the east side…