Stalberg v. Western Title Insurance

Opinion

MIHARA, J.

This appeal arises out of a slander of title action initiated by plaintiffs in June 1983. Plaintiffs prevailed at a jury trial, but this court reversed and remanded for a new trial on defendant’s statute of limitations defense because the trial court had failed to instruct the jury that the knowledge of plaintiffs’ attorney was imputed to plaintiffs. After remittitur, defendant obtained summary judgment on the slander of title cause of action on the basis of the statute of limitations. Plaintiffs challenge this summary judgment. We conclude that the doctrine of equitable…