Legal Opinion

Frydman v. Fidelity National Title Insurance

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 22, 2009PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*623The subject title policy took effect as of May 26, 1999, the date the insureds acquired title to the insured property. Insofar as pertinent to the appeal, the policy specifically excludes from coverage “[rjights of tenants or persons in possession.” It additionally excludes “fences . . . [that] vary with record lines,” as indicated in a 1972 “survey report,” as well as a May 5, 1999 “survey inspection” reporting no changes to the property’s “boundary indicator.”

The 2002 underlying complaint for adverse possession against plaintiffs by their neighbors was based entirely on the location of a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Shah v. ShahAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  2. Hess v. BaccaratAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  3. Fresh Pond Road Associates v. TRW Title InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Pierot v. Chicago Tit. Ins. Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2022
  2. Brown v. DecaudinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015

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