Legal Opinion
Jefferson Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Berks Title Insurance
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 23, 1984No. 82-521PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Appellant sued appellee for payment of a claim under a title insurance policy. The trial court, after a non-jury trial, entered judgment for appellee. We reverse.
I
In 1976 Jerry Rosenberg obtained a loan from appellant, Jefferson Federal Savings and Loan Association. The loan was secured by a deed of trust on a parcel of real estate which Mr. Rosenberg had recently inherited from his father. The Riggs National Bank was named trustee under the deed of trust. Appellee, Berks Title Insurance Company, issued a standard policy to Jefferson insuring the title to the property.
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2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Isadore Rosen & Sons, Inc. v. Security Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Yasuna v. MillerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- National Life Insurance Company, a Corporation v. Jerome Silverman, Carroll Arms Associates, a District of Columbia Limited Partnership v. National Life Insurance Company, a Vermont Corporation, A/K/A National Life of VermontCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Otteman v. Interstate Fire & Casualty Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1961
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