Atlanta Title & Trust Co. v. Ful-Kalb Inc.

Ful-Kalb Incorporated sued the Atlanta Title & Trust Company on a title policy insuring the plaintiff against all loss or damage not exceeding $350 which it might sustain by reason of defects in the title to premises therein described. The original suit was only for attorney’s fees and court costs. The petition alleged that plaintiff furnished defendant with a copy of the suit against it, attacking the title insured, but refused to permit the defendant to defend the action or to furnish counsel for the defense thereof, for the reason that it was contrary to law and against public policy. The…