Trinder v. Connecticut Attorneys Title Insurance

¶ 1. Homeowners filed a declaratory judgment action to establish defendant title insurance company’s obligations to defend or indemnify them regarding an encroachment of their septic system onto neighboring property. They appeal the trial court’s conclusion that the terms of their title insurance contract did not require title insurer to defend or indemnify homeowners to establish a right to maintain the system. The court found the circumstances were not within the covered title risks absent an action on neighbor’s behalf to force removal of the septic system. On appeal, homeowners argue that…