Legal Opinion
American Savings and Loan Association v. Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 19, 1986No. 84-5892PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ENGEL, Circuit Judge.
Appellant American Savings and Loan Association appeals a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern' District of Tennessee in favor of defendant Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation. Tennessee law governs in this diversity action for breach of a contract of title insurance. We conclude that the losses incurred by American were covered by the insurance policy and not excluded as a risk “created, suffered, assumed or agreed to” by American.
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In 1982 American loaned $1,000,000 to a group engaged in the construction of a housing complex whose previous…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- William Brown, Trustee, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. St. Paul Title Insurance Corporation, Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- First National Bank & Trust Co. v. New York Title InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1939
- McLaughlin v. Attorneys' Title Guaranty Fund, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1978
- Arizona Title Insurance & Trust Company v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1974
- Palmer v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1981
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