Legal Opinion
Siegel v. Fidelity National Title Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 3, 1996No. B077314PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BARON, J.
Appellant Fidelity National Title Insurance Company appeals from a judgment in favor of Edward M. and Howard B. Siegel. Liability was based on Fidelity’s failure to disclose a lien recorded against property purchased by the Siegels. The issue we are called on to resolve was settled by 1981 amendments to the Insurance Code and cases interpreting those amendments. It is apparent, however, that despite clear authority to the contrary, parties to real estate transactions continue to misunderstand the purpose of preliminary title reports and title insurance policies and mistakenly…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- White v. Western Title InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
- Jarchow v. Transamerica Title InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
- Dill v. Berquist Construction Co.California Court of Appeal · 1994
- Northwestern Title Security Co. v. FlackCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
- Lawrence v. Chicago Title InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Centennial Development Group, LLC v. Lawyer's Title InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2013
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