Legal Opinion

Fidelity National Title Insurance v. Woody Creek Ventures, LLC

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided July 26, 2016No. 14-1274PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORITZ, Circuit Judge.

This suit requires us to interpret two provisions of a title insurance policy underwritten by Fidelity National Title Insurance Company — one provision insures against unmarketability of title and the other insures against a lack of access to property. The owner of the policy, Woody Creek Ventures, LLC, contends that both provisions covered losses it sustained when it learned, after purchasing two parcels of land, that one parcel lacked permanent access. And although Fidelity obtained a 30-year right-of-way grant to that parcel, Woody Creek maintains Fidelity failed to…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Hecla Mining Co. v. New Hampshire Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1991
  2. Allstate Insurance Co. v. HuizarSupreme Court of Colorado · 2002
  3. Bailey v. Lincoln General Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2011
  4. Johnson v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1995
  5. Hulse v. First American Title Co. of Crook CountyWyoming Supreme Court · 2001

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. BJD Props., LLC v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 2019
  2. Lauritzen v. First American Title Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Utah · 2018
  3. Boyer v. Schneider Electric Holdings, Inc.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 2018
  4. COMMUNITY BANK v. FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANYDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2021
  5. Stansbury v. State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Co.District Court, D. Colorado · 2025

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