Legal Opinion
Kleveland v. Chicago Title Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 24, 2006No. B187427PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COFFEE, J.
Is an arbitration clause in a title insurance policy enforceable where arbitration was not mentioned in the preliminary title report and where that report referred to a policy that was different than that actually issued by the insurer? We conclude the answer is no. Under these circumstances, the arbitration clause was not incorporated by reference into the preliminary report and is not binding upon the insured. We affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Plaintiffs Chris Kleveland and AOK Land Company LLC purchased a title insurance policy from defendant Chicago Title Insurance…
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