Legal Opinion
Stewart Title Guaranty Co. v. City National Bank of Mineral Wells
Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)
Decided October 25, 1990No. 11-89-158-CVPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DICKENSON, Justice.
After City National Bank of Mineral Wells foreclosed its deed of trust, the debtors 1 told the Bank that there had been a mistake in the property description and that their home was not located on the property covered by the Bank’s lien. The debtors refused to execute correction instruments because of their contention the Bank had bid the property in at a fraction of its value. When the title insurance company 2 took the position that it did not insure the one-acre tract upon which the house was built, the Bank filed suit for declaratory judgment and damages.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Employers Casualty Co. v. BlockTexas Supreme Court · 1988
- San Jacinto Title Guaranty Company v. LemmonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1967
- Chanoux v. Title Ins. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1953
3Cited by2 opinions
- Love of God Holiness Temple Church v. Union Standard Insurance Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1993
- Rooms With a View, Inc., a Texas Corporation, National Association of the Remodeling Industry-Houston Chapter, Inc. v. Private National Mortgage Association, Inc., D/B/A Pennie Mae, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1999