Legal Opinion
First National Bank & Trust Co. v. New York Title Insurance
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 24, 1939PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAldrich, J.
The plaintiff brings this action to recover under a policy of title insurance issued by the defendant, covering the interest of the plaintiff as mortgagee upon certain real property to the extent of $8,400. The defendant pleads various defenses and a counterclaim for the cancellation or reformation of the policy. Many of the important facts of the case are not disputed.
In September, 1935, Max Karnowsky and Abe Karnowsky were, and had been for some thirty years, copartners engaged in the plumbing and heating business under the name of Karnowsky Brothers. They were indebted to the bank upon…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Stipcich v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- People Ex Rel. Price v. Sheffield Farms-Slawson-Decker Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Cowley v. . People of the State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Geer v. Union Mutual Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- Carson v. Federal Reserve BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Lawyers Title Insurance v. Doubletree Partners, L.P.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
- L. Smirlock Realty Corp. v. Title Guarantee Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1981
- American Savings and Loan Association v. Lawyers Title Insurance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- McLaughlin v. Attorneys' Title Guaranty Fund, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1978
- Arizona Title Insurance & Trust Company v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1974
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