Legal Opinion

Lee v. Fidelity National Title Insurance

California Court of Appeal

Decided September 16, 2010No. A124730PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

MARCHIANO, P. J.

This case concerns coverage under a title insurance policy issued by defendant Fidelity National Title Insurance Company to plaintiffs Karen and Terry Lee. Plaintiffs purchased property along Steamboat Slough in Solano County that was identified by two tax assessor parcel numbers. Defendant issued a preliminary report that referred repeatedly to both assessor parcels, and included a legal description of the property to be insured. The legal description, which matched the one in plaintiffs’ grant deed, was incorporated into the title insurance policy. Parcel number…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Jolly v. Eli Lilly & Co.California Supreme Court · 1988
  2. CHATEAU CHAMBERAY HOA v. Associated Internat. Ins. Co.California Court of Appeal · 2001
  3. White v. Western Title InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Costco Wholesale Corp. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 2009
  5. Tomaselli v. Transamerica InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1994

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Mt. Hawley Insurance v. LopezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2013
  2. Genesis Ins. v. BRE PropertiesDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2013
  3. Edward Carey Construction Co. v. State Compensation Insurance FundCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2011
  4. Barickman v. Mercury Casualty Co.California Court of Appeal · 2016
  5. Bartel v. Chicago Title Insurance Co.California Court of Appeal · 2025

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