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· 7/15/1966

Allpress v. Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation

Citations

  • 405 S.W.2d 572
  • 218 Tenn. 673
  • 22 McCanless 673
  • 1966 Tenn. LEXIS 599

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that insurer waived its consent requirement and was liable for insured’s costs when it unjustifiably refused defense
  • “We find nothing in the title policy which says that, once the insurance company has been notified of the claim against the insured, and refuses to defend or settle such claim, that the appellant insured cannot settle the claim.”

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Judges: Ceeson, Buenett, White, Dyeb, Chattih

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