Legal Opinion
E.C.I. Financial Corp. v. First American Title Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 15, 2014No. 2013-00186PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action, inter alia, for indemnification and to recover damages for breach of contract, the plaintiff appeals, as limited by its brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Solomon, J.), dated September 13, 2012, as granted that branch of the motion of the defendant First American Title Insurance Company of New York which was for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against it.
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
“[A] policy of title insurance is a contract by which the title insurer agrees to indemnify…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- L. Smirlock Realty Corp. v. Title Guarantee Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Appleby v. Chicago Title InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Blair v. O'DonnellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Emigrant Mortgage Co. v. Washington Title InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
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3Cited by2 opinions
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