Legal Opinion
Sherrill v. Louisville Title Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 19, 1975No. 50158PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clark, Judge.
Does a borrower have the right to sue a title insurer upon a mortgage title policy issued to a lender on the borrower’s real estate loan? That question is answered in the negative.
In November 1963, C. B. and Sylvia Sherrill, husband and wife, applied to Rossville Federal Savings & Loan Association for a real estate loan. Before such loans can be obtained, Rossville Federal requires mortgagee title insurance on its real estate secured loans with the borrower paying the amount of the premium for remittance to the title company. As is generally done, an interim binder was issued to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Public National Insurance Co. v. WheatCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
- Insured Lloyds v. BoboCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- Walker v. General InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
- Murray v. Life Ins. Co. of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
- Perkins v. Publix Theatres Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1933
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Shaw v. Cook County Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Allred v. DobbsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Gaines v. American Title InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Florida International Indemnity Company v. The City Of MetterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- Wedgewood Homes, Inc. v. Southern Title Ins.Fredericksburg County Circuit Court · 1991
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