Legal Opinion
Stewart Title Guaranty Company v. Shelby Realty Holdings, LLC.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided October 14, 2011No. 1100215PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHAW, Justice.
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Southern Division (“the district court”), has certified to this Court a question pursuant to Rule 18, Ala. R.App. P. We initially accepted the certified question; however, for the reasons discussed below, we now decline to answer it.
Facts and Procedural History
In its certification to this Court, the district court provided the following background information:
“On May 29, 2003, Shelby Realty [Holdings, LLC (‘Shelby Realty1),] purchased a mortgage on certain Property and foreclosed on the Property the same day.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Fohn v. Title Insurance Corp. of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1975
- John Deere Co. v. GambleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
- Chicago Title Insurance v. Huntington National BankOhio Supreme Court · 1999
- Overholtzer v. Northern Counties Title InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
- Historic Blakely Authority v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1995
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. v. ThomasSupreme Court of Alabama · 2012
- Sawyer v. CollinsSupreme Court of Alabama · 2013
- The New York Times Company v. Kai Spears (Certified Question from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama: 7:23-cv-00692-ACA).Supreme Court of Alabama · 2026
- Thomas v. Auto-Owners Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 2020
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