Legal Opinion
Davis v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided March 17, 1987No. WD 37354PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHANGLER, Judge.
The plaintiff Davis brought an action for the breach of a title insurance policy issued on owned property by the defendant Stewart Title Guaranty Company. A jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff and awarded $83,500 damages for the breach, $7,670 for interest, $3,500 for vexatious refusal to pay, and $16,400 for an attorney fee. The court entered judgment of $61,-070 on the verdict. The defendant Title Company appeals.
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2Cases cited22 opinions
- DeWitt v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1984
- Fohn v. Title Insurance Corp. of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1975
- Yoos v. Jewish Hospital of St. LouisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982
- Catron v. Columbia Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1987
- Groves v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1976
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3Cited by23 opinions
- David A. Kostelec v. State Farm Fire and Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- The Falmouth National Bank v. Ticor Title Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- State Ex Rel. Chase Resorts, Inc. v. CampbellMissouri Court of Appeals · 1995
- Larabee v. WashingtonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990
- Children International v. Ammon Painting Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2006
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