Legal Opinion
SAFECO TITLE INSURANCE v. Gannon
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided June 5, 1989No. 22544-8-IPublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, C.J.
Raymond Gannon appeals from the dismissal on summary judgment of his cause in which he sought declaratory relief concerning Federal Insurance Company's duty to defend him in a related action. We affirm.
On January 17, 1983, Gannon, as an employee of First Washington Mortgage & Escrow, Inc., processed a deed of trust through escrow for Michael Lafferty and a woman purporting to be his wife Nancy Lafferty. Gannon notarized their signatures.
On January 28, 1983, Mr. Shaw, a Safeco Title insurance agent in Mason County, Washington, where the property at issue was located, informed Gannon that the…
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