Legal Opinion
Tyson v. Chicago Title Insurance Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided September 27, 2011No. WD 72673PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES M. SMART, JR., Judge.
Chicago Title Insurance Co. (“Chicago Title”) appeals the circuit court’s entry of judgment in favor of Patricia Tyson, Respondent, on her petition for damages for negligence. We reverse.
Statement of Facts
This case involves switched legal descriptions in relation to two properties (two units of a duplex) located in Jackson County, Missouri, with street addresses of 106 and 108 SW Donovan Rd., Lee’s Summit. For many years, the two properties were each apparently identified in their respective “chains of title” by the legal description of the other property. The…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Pride v. LewisMissouri Court of Appeals · 2005
- Polette v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1970
- Hecker v. Missouri Property Insurance Placement FacilitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1995
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