Lawyers Title Insurance Corp. v. Stribling

Andrews, Judge.

Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation appeals from the trial court’s order granting summary judgment to James and Carole Stribling on their complaint that Lawyers Title breached its duty to defend them in a lawsuit claiming an easement across their land. Because the trial court correctly held that Lawyers Title had a duty to defend the Striblings until it could determine whether the policy provided coverage or whether the claim fell within one of the exclusions, we affirm.

This case arose after the Striblings bought a piece of property on Lake Rabun and bought title insurance for…