Pruett v. Mississippi Valley Title Insurance Co.

271 So.2d 920 (1973)

J.H. PRUETT

v.

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY.

No. 46937.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 2, 1973.

Rehearing Denied January 29, 1973.

Sullivan, Smith & Hunt, Walter W. Thompson, Clarksdale, for appellant.

Semmes Luckett, William O. Luckett, Clarksdale, Vardaman S. Dunn, Jackson, for appellee.

GILLESPIE, Chief Justice:

J.H. Pruett (Policyholder) sued Mississippi Valley Title Insurance Company (Insurer) in the Circuit Court of Coahoma County alleging a loss under the terms of a title insurance policy. Insurer pleaded that the loss (1) was expressly excepted, and (2)…