Legal Opinion
Orlando Millenia, LC v. United Title Services of Utah, Inc.
Utah Supreme Court
Decided July 17, 2015No. Case No. 20130190PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Associate Chief Justice LEE,
opinion of the Court:
T1 Orlando Millenia was a lender on a multi-million dollar real estate transaction. It filed this suit alleging that United Title breached its fiduciary duty as an escrow agent in the transaction at issue. And it also asserted claims for vicarious liability against Stewart Title and First American Title under Utah Code section 81A-282a-407. The district court dismissed these claims on summary judgment.
T2 We reverse. In the cireumstances of this case-in which Orlando submitted and was identified expressly on the special escrow instructions, and…
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