Legal Opinion
Kapelus v. United Title Guaranty Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 25, 1971No. Civ. 10093PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KERRIGAN, J.
This is an action initiated by the plaintiff against three title insurance companies (United Title Guaranty Co., Western Title Guaranty Co. and Western Title Insurance Co., Inc.) to recover damages for failure to defend upon a policy of title insurance sold and issued to the plaintiff. This case was tried on two issues: (1) Whether defendants breached their duty to defend plaintiff under the terms of the aforesaid title insurance policy; and (2) damages. The trial court found that defendant Western Title Insurance Company 1 breached its duty to defend plaintiff in certain…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gray v. Zurich Insurance Co.California Supreme Court · 1966
- Bernhard v. Bank of America National Trust & Saving AssociationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
- Continental Casualty Co. v. Zurich InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- Geddes & Smith, Inc. v. Saint Paul Mercuy Indemnity Co.California Supreme Court · 1959
- Arenson v. National Automobile & Casualty InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1955
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3Cited by15 opinions
- White v. Western Title InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
- Institute for Shipboard Education v. Cigna Worldwide Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- Jarchow v. Transamerica Title InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Civil Service Employees InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
- Amato v. Mercury Casualty Co.California Court of Appeal · 1997
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