Legal Opinion
Harpole v. Powell County Title Co.
Montana Supreme Court
Decided September 10, 2013No. DA 12-0614PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cotter
¶1 Tom Harpole, a former owner of real property in Powell County, sued First American Title Insurance Company and Powell County Title Company claiming they negligently misrepresented the status of the access road into his former property and thus foiled a potential sale of the property. The Third Judicial District Court granted summary judgment in favor of the title companies. Harpole appeals. We affirm.
ISSUES
¶2 A restatement of the issues on appeal is:
¶3 Did the District Court err in granting summary judgment in favor of the title companies?
¶4 In a companion case, did the District Court…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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