In Missouri’s first appellate opinion interpreting the “party in possession” exception to a standard title insurance policy, the Western District Court of Appeals held that the provision is unambiguous and that the standard exception to title insurance coverage...
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Summary Judgment Victory
On behalf of a national title insurer, John Hein has won a Motion for Summary Judgment in favor of a Title Insurance Underwriter sued by its insured property owner, in an action alleging, in part, that the property owner was delivered unmarketable title because an...
Property Encroachment Resolved
On behalf of a national lender who had acquired property through foreclosure, Stewart Schneider successfully negotiated a favorable settlement with neighboring property owners and their lenders to resolve the encroachment of improvements on bank’s property onto...
Summary Judgment Victory
On behalf of a national title insurance underwriter and its agent, John Hein obtained partial summary judgment in favor the firm’s clients, in an action by a lender following denial of its claim alleging that it had intended to receive different property as collateral...
Summary Judgment Victory
On behalf of an insurer, Anne Kelly and Bill Sauerwein obtained final summary judgment in favor of the insurer as to all claims and counts on a claim of breach of policy.