Lawyers Title Ins. Corp. v. DSC OF NEWARK ENTER., INC.

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that title insurance was developed and is a successful business because examination of record title is “both an esoteric and a painstaking process” requiring considerable expertise
• stating that title insurance was developed and is a successful business because examination of record title is \both an esoteric and a painstaking process\ requiring considerable expertise
• finding a title insurer has legal duty to make thorough and competent search
• general rule is that title insurer cannot avoid liability for condition discernable from public record, even if insured knew of defect and failed to disclose it to insurer
• general rule is that title insurer cannot avoid liability for condition discernable from public record, even if insured knew of defect and failed to disclose it to insurer
• title insurer has legal duty to make “thorough and competent search”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).