Fidelity National Title Insurance v. Matrix Financial Services Corp.

Ruffin, Judge.

Matrix Financial Services Corporation (“Matrix”) sued Fidelity National Title Insurance Company (“Fidelity”) in Fulton County for breach of a title insurance contract and bad faith refusal to pay an insurance claim. Matrix moved for summary judgment, which the trial court granted. Fidelity now appeals, and for reasons that follow, we affirm.

To prevail on a motion for summary judgment, “the movant must show that there is no genuine issue of material fact and that the facts, viewed in the light most favorable to the nonmovant, warrant judgment as a matter of law.” Viewed favorably…