Legal Opinion
Lawyers Title Insurance Corp. v. Jdc (America) Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 31, 1995No. 93-4436PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Chief Judge:
This diversity case involves a dispute between Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation (“Lawyers Title”) and JDC (America) Corporation (“JDC”). Lawyers Title issued two title policies insuring mortgages held by JDC as mortgagee. JDC sought to foreclose on the two mortgages in state court; one of the defendants filed a motion and several affirmative defenses that, in JDC’s opinion, triggered Lawyers Title’s duty to defend under the two title policies. Lawyers Title disagreed and filed this suit seeking a declaration that it had no duty to defend. The district court concluded…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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