Legal Opinion
Willow Ridge Ltd. Partnership v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co.
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided April 20, 1988No. Civ. A. E86-0132(L)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
TOM S. LEE, District Judge.
This action was brought by Willow Ridge Limited Partnership (Willow Ridge), the insured under a policy of title insurance, against Stewart Title Guaranty Company (Stewart Title), the insurer, alleging breach of the policy and seeking actual and punitive damages. The case was tried by the court sitting without a jury. Upon the evidence presented at trial, the court finds as follows.
Plaintiff Willow Ridge purchased an apartment complex within the City of Meridian, Mississippi on April 23, 1985. At the time of its purchase, the apartments…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Childs v. MISSISSIPPI VAL. TITLE INS. CO.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1978
- Cay Divers, Inc. v. RavenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Commercial U. Ins. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1981
- Ronnie Ezell v. Hayes Oilfield Construction Co., Inc., Cross-Appellant v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Securities Service, Inc. v. Transamerica Title InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1978
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- OPY I, L.L.C. v. FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE CO., INC.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2014
- Schwartz v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1999
- OPY I, L.L.C. v. FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE CO., INC.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2014