Legal Opinion
AVCO FINANCIAL SERVICES v. Ramsey
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 14, 1994No. 1921173PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff, Avco Financial Services, Inc., brought this action against Richard H. Ramsey IV, pursuant to the Alabama Legal Services Liability Act (Ala. Code 1975, § 6-5-570 et seq.), for damages resulting from Avco's claimed reliance on a title opinion issued by Ramsey that failed to disclose a pre-existing mortgage. The plaintiff appeals from a judgment for the defendant. We reverse and remand with instructions.
In August 1990, Fred Kilcrease and his wife Rosemarie Kilcrease applied for a loan from Avco. The loan was to be secured, in part, by real estate owned by the Kilcreases in Houston…
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