Legal Opinion
Morgan v. Chicago Title Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 22, 2003No. 02-16141; D.C. No. CV-00-00145-HG/BMKPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM *
Albert and Alice Morgan brought a diversity action against Chicago Title Insurance Company seeking reimbursement for legal fees incurred in defense of their title. The district court granted summary judgment to Chicago Title. We reverse and remand.
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Under a title insurance policy, the insurance company owes the insured a “duty to defend” against adverse claims raising the possibility of coverage. Commerce & Indus. Ins. Co. v. Bank of Hawaii, 73 Haw. 322, 325-26, 832 P.2d 733 (1992). We must look to “the language of the particular policy involved” to determine whether Rosetta…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Dairy Road Partners v. Island Insurance Co.Hawaii Supreme Court · 2000
- Jenkins v. WiseHawaii Supreme Court · 1978
- S. Utsunomiya Enterprises, Inc. v. Moomuku Country ClubHawaii Supreme Court · 1994
- Commerce & Industry Insurance v. Bank of HawaiiHawaii Supreme Court · 1992
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Smith v. McCarthyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2006
- William Smith and Jeanie Feeney-Smith v. Dawn McCarthy and Security Union Title Insurance Company, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2006
- William Smith and Jeanie Feeney-Smith v. Dawn McCarthy and Security Union Title Insurance Company, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2006