Legal Opinion
Southland Title Corp. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 21, 1991No. B054495PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CROSKEY, J.
Petitioners Southland Title Corporation, Land Title Insurance Company and Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation (Southland) seek a writ of mandate compelling the Los Angeles Superior Court to vacate an order which overruled Southland’s demurrer to a cause of action for negligence and to enter a new and different order sustaining that demurrer. It was alleged that Southland had negligently prepared a preliminary report of title upon which a prospective buyer of residential real property had relied in deciding to purchase. The report failed to reflect a recorded flood control…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Jarchow v. Transamerica Title InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
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- Lawrence v. Chicago Title InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987
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- Karl v. Commonwealth Land Title InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1993
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