IFC Collateral Corp. v. Commercial Units, Inc.

The issues raised by appellant on this appeal are:(1) Can the doctrine of relation back be applied to cut off interests acquired by strangers in the interim;(2) Did IFC fail to use due diligence in its search for title; and(3) Is the possibility that IFC may have a suit against the title company a proper factor for the trial court to consider?

Application of doctrine of relation back.

The appellant contends that under the facts of this case it was entitled to the benefit of the equitable doctrine of relation back. Under the fiction of that doctrine, the deed from Lozoff to Commercial Units, on…