Maxfield v. Martin

OPINION

THOMPSON, Judge.

¶ 1 Plaintiff-appellant Lucinda Maxfield (Maxfield) appeals the decision of the trial court granting summary judgment to defendants-appellees Prescott Title, Inc. and its employees Lisa Martin and Tonya Ross (collectively Prescott Title). The trial court concluded that Prescott Title, which handled the escrow in a fraudulent loan transaction secured by a deed of trust on Maxfield’s property without her knowledge, owed no fiduciary duty to Maxfield. The court also denied a motion to amend to add a claim of negligence on the ground that Prescott Title owed Max-field no…