Bremerton Development Co. v. Title Trust Co.

Citations

• 67 Wash. 268
• 121 P. 69
• 1912 Wash. LEXIS 1162

Syllabus

<p>Abstracts of Title — Mistakes—Liability. The liability of an abstracter for want of care in making an abstract of title is contractual, and extends only to the employer.</p> <p>Same — Omissions — Liability — Certificate — Construction — • Assessment Liens. Where an abstracter, in extending an abstract prepared by another, certifies as to all city taxes and special assessments “due and unpaid, against said premises,” except taxes and special assessments, if any, shown by a previous certificate, the certificate must be construed to include all unpaid special assessments not referred to in the previous certificates, regardless of when they attached, as the previous certificate is thereby referred to and adopted, rendering the abstracter liable for omitting any reference to an unpaid assessment that became a lien prior to the time covered by the extension, which was negligently omitted from the certificate of the first abstracter.</p>