Legal Opinion
Karras v. Title Insurance & Gauranty Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 24, 1953No. Civ. 15442PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBray, J.
Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment in favor of defendant title company.
Questions Presented
1. Where parties to an exchange agreement deposit certain documents with a title company to be held by it for further instructions, may the company return to one party a document deposited by him without the consent of the other?
2. Have plaintiffs proved damage ?
Facts
The complaint charged defendant title company, in the first count, with negligence in the handling of an escrow transaction by returning a certain promissory note to one of the parties; in the second count defendant is charged with…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Citizens Nat. Bank of Roswell v. DavissonSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Rianda v. San Benito Title Guarantee Co.California Supreme Court · 1950
- Keelan v. Belmont Co.California Court of Appeal · 1946
- Miller v. SearsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
- Holloway v. ThieleCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
3Cited by11 opinions
- Amen v. Merced County Title Co.California Supreme Court · 1962
- Spaziani v. MillarCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
- Diaz v. United California BankCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
- Kelly v. SteinbergCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
- Colonial Savings & L. Assn. v. Redwood Empire Title Co.California Court of Appeal · 1965
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