Triangle Holdings, II, LLC v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co.

Plaintiff, a private lender, appeals a supplemental judgment denying it attorney fees. Plaintiff’s complaint alleged a claim for reimbursement from defendant, plaintiffs title insurer, for five construction liens that plaintiff had paid. Only two of the liens are relevant to plaintiffs appeal. During the litigation below, defendant paid, and plaintiff accepted, the amount plaintiff sought for those two liens, plus interest, and moved for summary judgment. The trial court concluded that defendant was entitled to summary judgment as to those two liens on the ground that plaintiffs claim was…