Legal Opinion

Pacific American Construction v. Security Union Title

Utah Supreme Court

Decided September 10, 1999No. 970495PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DURHAM, Associate Chief Justice:

¶ 1 Appellant Security Union Title (“Security”) appeals from a final judgment in favor of Appellee Pacific American Construction (“Pacific”) following a bench trial before the district court.

¶2 This dispute is related to the case of Luddington v. Bodenvest, Ltd., 855 P.2d 204 (Utah 1993), the operative facts of which are relevant here. In the early 1980s, Granada, Inc., general partner for Bodenvest, Ltd., and its president, C. Dean Larsen, obtained a loan from Foothill Thrift, Pacific’s predecessor. Although the loan proceeds were disbursed to Granada alone,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hilton Davis Chemical Co. v. Warner-Jenkinson Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1995
  2. Luddington v. Bodenvest Ltd.Utah Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Valley Bank & Trust Co. v. U.S. Life Title Insurance Co. of DallasCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1989
  4. RTC v. Berman IndustriesNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1993
  5. AOK Lands, Inc. v. Shand, Morahan & Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Holmes Development, LLC v. CookUtah Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Deutsche Bank National Ass'n v. First American Title InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
  3. First American Title Insurance v. XWarehouse Lending Corp.California Court of Appeal · 2009
  4. Durbano & Garn Investment Co., LC v. First American Title Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Utah · 2014
  5. Genesis Fin., Inc. v. Commonwealth Land Tit. Ins. Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2025

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