Legal Opinion

Weiss v. Old Republic National Title Insurance

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 3, 2003No. A03A0247PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

This appeal raises the following issues regarding a sale of real property: whether the seller breached the warranty of title contained in a general warranty deed, whether the seller is liable to a subsequent purchaser for that breach months later even though a sales contract gave the purchaser only 30 days to object to the marketability of title, and whether there was a valid and enforceable title insurance policy. We answer each question in the affirmative, and uphold the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to the purchasers and their title insurance provider as…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. McMullen v. Butler & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  2. Redwine v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1851
  3. Lowery v. YawnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  4. Savage v. KGE Associates Ltd. PartnershipCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  5. Tucker v. McArthurSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Gilstrap v. June Eisele Warren TrustWyoming Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Wilkinson Homes, Inc. v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  3. Trico Environmental Services, Inc. v. Knight Petroleum CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2020

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