Legal Opinion
Mississippi Valley Title Insurance Company v. J. Garrison Thompson
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 29, 2015No. 12-16188PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHLESINGER, District Judge:
On June 19, 2014, this Court — confronted by a question of first impression under Alabama law, and cognizant of the deference due state courts in our federalist system of dual sovereignty — certified the following question to the Alabama Supreme Court:
Is an attorney whom an insurance company hires as an attorney agent providing a “legal service” within the meaning of Ala.Code § 6-5-574 when he performs a title search, forms an unwritten opinion about the status of title, and then acts on that unwritten opinion by issuing a commitment to insure or an insurance…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Josendis v. Wall to Wall Residence Repairs, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011
- Centurion Air Cargo, Inc. v. United Parcel Service Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
- Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Kerr-McGee Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- Upton v. Mississippi Valley Title Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1985
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