Legal Opinion

William H. Gleason v. The Title Guarantee Company

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 30, 1962No. 18998_1PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WISDOM, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, The Title Guarantee Company of Baltimore, Maryland, sued William H. Gleason, a title examining attorney, for damages sustained when various mortgages that it had guaranteed as first mortgages, in reliance on Gleason’s certification of clear title, proved to be subordinate to certain other mortgages. Gleason appeals from a summary judgment for the plaintiff. We affirm, subject to a redetermination of damages.

The Title Guarantee Company does business in Florida and has local representatives to handle details of the transactions. The thirteen mortgages…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. The Tj HooperCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
  2. Weekley, Et Vir. v. KnightSupreme Court of Florida · 1934

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Mrs. Julian Lamar Davis, Temporary Administratrix of the Estate of Charles Edward Davis, Deceased v. Parkhill-Goodloe Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
  2. Albrecht v. Herald Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
  3. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 92,912 in Re Letterman Brothers Energy Securities Litigation. Donald A. Drake v. Letterman Transaction Services, Letterman Brothers Energy Program v. Banctexas Dallas, N.A., Richard J. Stuart v. Letterman Brothers Energy, Defendants-Third Party v. Banctexas Dallas, N.A., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
  4. Dillard Smith Const. Co. v. GreeneDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
  5. Drake v. Letterman Transaction ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986

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