Legal Opinion
McNeill v. DISTRICT-REALTY TITLE INSURANCE CORP.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 24, 1975No. 8606PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERN, Associate Judge:
Appellant McNeill brought suit to recover damages under a policy issued by ap-pellee insuring her title to real property. 1 At the close of all the evidence the trial court granted appellee’s motion for a directed verdict. The court held that a release granted by appellant to the seller of the property 2 deprived appellee of its right of subrogation to appellant’s rights against her grantors, thereby discharging appellee from any liability under the policy. Miller v. St. Paul Ins. Co., D.C.App., 203 A.2d 923 (1964).
The trial court correctly cited Miller for the general…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Powers v. CALVERT FIRE INS. CO.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1950
- Knabe v. KnabeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1939
- Mayor of Baltimore v. BrackCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1939
- Soper v. First Security Insurance Co. of AmericaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1959
- Miller v. St. Paul Insurance CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
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