Legal Opinion
Focus Investment Associates, Inc. v. American Title Insurance
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided June 9, 1992No. C.A. 89-0625BPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANCIS J. BOYLE, Chief Judge.
This action arises from a loan of $250,-000.00 to George Marderosian, a Rhode Island attorney, by the plaintiff Focus Investment Associates, Inc. (“Focus”). Focus brought this action against the title company, American Title Insurance Company (“American”), that issued the title policies in connection with the transaction. A jury returned a verdict of $49,000.00 on plaintiff’s breach of contract claim and $286,000.00 on plaintiff's negligence claim. Defendant has moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.
I. Facts
Plaintiff initiated this action in…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Baxter v. PalmigianoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- White v. Western Title InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
- Destefano v. GrabrianSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
- Walker Rogge, Inc. v. Chelsea Title & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1989
- Ford v. Guarantee Abstract & Title Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1976
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Virgo v. Riviera Beach Associates, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Focus Investment Associates, Inc. v. American Title Insurance Company, Focus Investment Associates, Inc. v. American Title Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Toledo v. Van Waters & Rogers, Inc.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 2000
- East Coast Collision & Restoration, Inc. v. AllynSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1999
- Wallace v. Frontier Bank, N.A.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2004
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