Summonte v. First American Title Insurance Co.

Summonte v. First Am. Title Ins. Co., 445 A.2d 409 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1981)

Court: New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · State Appellate Courts
Decided: December 31, 1981
Judges: Judges Michels, McElroy and J.H. Coleman
Citations: 445 A.2d 409184 N.J. Super. 96

Cited by 9 1 descriptions by later courts

Opinion

184 N.J. Super. 96 (1981) 445 A.2d 409

JOSEPH A. SUMMONTE AND LAURETTA A. SUMMONTE, HIS WIFE, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS,

FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY AND CONGRESS TITLE CORPORATION, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Submitted December 15, 1981. Decided December 31, 1981.

Before Judges MICHELS, McELROY and J.H. COLEMAN.

Dennis M. Gonski, attorney for appellants.

Stokes & Throckmorton, attorneys for respondents ( Edward C. Stokes, III, of counsel and on the brief).

PER CURIAM.

The judgment of the Chancery Division is affirmed substantially for the reasons expressed by Judge Haines in his written opinion reported in Summonte v. First Amer. Title Ins. Co., 180 N.J. Super. 605 (Ch.Div. 1981).

Affirmed.

How later courts describe this case

Explanatory parentheticals written by citing courts — 1 in all; the most informative distinct ones are shown.

(presence of undetected lien reduced the value of the insured’s property and that was an actual loss; insured did not first have to first pay the lien or suffer foreclosure in order to sustain a loss under the policy)

Universal Holdings II Ltd. P'ship v. Overlake Christian Church, 60 P.3d 1254 (Wash. Ct. App. 2003)

Cited by 9 cases

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Relies on it most ⓘ

Stewart Title Guaranty Co. v. Greenlands Realty, LLC58 F. Supp. 2d 370 (D.N.J. 1999)
Shada v. Title & Trust Co. of Fla.457 So. 2d 553 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)
Universal Holdings II Ltd. Partnership v. Overlake Christian Church60 P.3d 1254 (Wash. Ct. App. 2003)
Wohlegmuth v. 560 Ocean Club695 A.2d 345 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1997)
Clients' Security Fund of Bar of New Jersey v. Security Title634 A.2d 90 (N.J. 1993)
RTC Mortgage Trust 1994 N-1 v. Fidelity National Title Insurance58 F. Supp. 2d 503 (D.N.J. 1999)

Most recent

Universal Holdings II Ltd. Partnership v. Overlake Christian Church60 P.3d 1254 (Wash. Ct. App. 2003)
RTC Mortgage Trust 1994 N-1 v. Fidelity National Title Insurance58 F. Supp. 2d 503 (D.N.J. 1999)
Stewart Title Guaranty Co. v. Greenlands Realty, LLC58 F. Supp. 2d 370 (D.N.J. 1999)
Wohlegmuth v. 560 Ocean Club695 A.2d 345 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1997)
Clients' Security Fund of Bar of New Jersey v. Security Title634 A.2d 90 (N.J. 1993)
Griffith v. Safeco Title Insurance812 P.2d 420 (Or. Ct. App. 1991)

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Authorities cited 2

Depth	Case	Cited by
	Summonte v. First Amer. Title Ins. Co., 436 A.2d 110 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1981)	17
	Sutkowski v. Mayor of Jackson, 445 A.2d 409 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1982)	2

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