Dinges v. Lawyers Title Insurance Corp.

PRESIDING JUSTICE KARNS

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, Jerry Dinges and Barbara Dinges, brought an action in the circuit court of St. Clair County against defendant, Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation, for damages and specific performance of a contract to issue title insurance on certain real property located in Belleville, Illinois. After a bench trial, the court entered judgment in favor of plaintiffs that granted specific performance and awarded damages in the amount of $34,140. On appeal, defendant raises the following issues: (1) whether an exclusion in the commitment for…