Walker v. TRANSAMERICA TITLE INSURANCE

Dorothy Walker appeals a summary judgment dismissing her two causes of action against Transamerica Title Insurance Co. We reverse and remand.

In December 1981, Walker loaned $40,000 to Duane and Pamela Kirk. To secure repayment by the Kirks, she was to receive a second deed of trust on the property in which they resided. The first deed of trust was held by Washington Mutual Savings Bank, to whom the Barks owed about $85,000 at the time of their transaction with Walker.

When Walker's second deed of trust was prepared, it recited that a legal description was attached. However, none was, and the…