Berry v. McLeod

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• imposing a duty to disclose to parties to the escrow when a title company has knowledge that a fraud is being committed
• escrow agent has fiduciary duty to disclose known fraud committed on a party to an escrow
• no waiver of right to new trial where verdicts were hopelessly inconsistent and resubmission would have been futile
• where counsel’s statements to trial court suggested “consent” to not resubmitting verdicts to jury, party could not claim court erred in not sending verdicts back under Rule 49(c)
• “The escrow company is not a guardian for the uninitiated.”
• “[A]n escrow agent has no duty to look for fraud.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

20 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Wells Fargo Bank v. Arizona Laborers, Teamsters & Cement Masons Local No. 395 Pension Trust Fund
  Arizona Supreme Court· 2002-04-09· cited 231×
• Doctors' Co. v. Insurance Corp. of America
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 1993-12-06· cited 86×
• Burkons v. Ticor Title Ins. Co. of Cal.
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1991-06-18· cited 63×
• American State Bank v. Adkins
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 1990-07-18· cited 56×
• Flanders v. Maricopa County
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2002-09-26· cited 29×
• White v. Ruditys
  Court of Appeals of Wisconsin· 1983-12-27· cited 14×
• Maxfield v. Martin
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2007-12-27· cited 14×
• Manley v. Ticor Title Insurance
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1991-07-09· cited 10×
• Schoepe Ex Rel. Lion Hill Mines v. Zions First National Bank
  D. Utah· 1990-11-13· cited 9×
• Smp, Ltd. v. Syprett, Meshad
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1991-07-26· cited 7×
• Luce v. State Title Agency, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1997-12-11· cited 7×
• Burkons v. Ticor Title Ins. Co. of Cal.
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1990-11-06· cited 6×
• Capitol Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Hohman
  Court of Appeals of Kansas· 1984-01-26· cited 5×
• Korman Corp. v. Franklin Town Corp.
  Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas· 1984-06-20· cited 5×
• Mark Properties, Inc. v. National Title Co.
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2001-11-26· cited 4×
• Wright v. Mayberry
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1988-05-26· cited 3×
• Manley v. Ticor Title Ins. Co. of Cal.
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1990-11-06· cited 2×
• Mark Properties, Inc. v. National Title Co.
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2000-12-14· cited 1×
• Wells Fargo Bank v. Az Laborers
  Arizona Supreme Court· 2002-01-18
• Benedict v. Total Transit
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2021-09-09

Cites

19 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Tuscon Title Insurance Company v. D'Ascoli
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1963-06-19· cited 39×
• Brand v. JH Rose Trucking Company
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1967-05-11· cited 38×
• Blackburn v. McCoy
  California Court of Appeal· 1934-10-30· cited 28×
• Lee v. Title Insurance & Trust Co.
  California Court of Appeal· 1968-07-18· cited 27×
• Malta v. Phoenix Title & Trust Co.
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1953-07-15· cited 24×
• Starkovich v. Noye
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1974-12-13· cited 24×
• Board of Trustees Eloy Elemen. Sch. Dist. v. McEwen
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1967-08-04· cited 18×
• McClennen v. McClennen
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1970-02-18· cited 18×
• Bardach v. Chain Bakers, Inc.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1942-10-30· cited 18×
• Gurley v. Bank of Huntsville
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1977-08-26· cited 17×
• Gordon v. D & G ESCROW CORP.
  California Court of Appeal· 1975-05-29· cited 15×
• Majewsky v. Empire Constr. Co., Ltd.
  California Supreme Court· 1970-04-20· cited 13×
• Hubbard v. Superior Court of Maricopa County
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1975-06-02· cited 12×
• Buffington v. Title Insurance Co. of Minnesota
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1976-03-02· cited 10×
• United Homes, Inc. v. Moss
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1963-06-14· cited 10×
• Mefford v. Security Title Insurance
  California Court of Appeal· 1962-01-29· cited 8×
• Garrett v. Holmes Tuttle Broadway Ford
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1967-05-02· cited 5×
• Cunningham v. Security Title Insurance Co.
  California Court of Appeal· 1966-04-20· cited 4×
• Fridena v. Palmer
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1971-10-05· cited 3×