Legal Opinion
Pioneer National Title Insurance Co. v. Child, Inc.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided March 9, 1979PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Justice:
In this complex case based on alleged malpractice by an attorney and on breach of a title insurance contract, the Superior Court granted summary judgment to certain parties and denied it to others. Child, Inc. v. Rodgers, et al., Del.Super., 377 A.2d 374 (1977). However, only part of the Court’s order is before us on appeal and we focus entirely on it.
A full statement of the facts appears in the Superior Court opinion beginning at 377 A.2d 375, and we will not repeat them here. For present purposes, it is sufficient to say that Child, Inc., a Delaware corporation, holds legal…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Sandler v. New Jersey Realty Title InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1962
- Novellino v. Life Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Delaware · 1966
- Lamberton v. Travelers Indemnity CompanySuperior Court of Delaware · 1974
- Mergenthaler, Inc. v. JeffersonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1975
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3Cited by45 opinions
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