UPDATE as of July 31, 2014: On December 12, 2012, the plaintiffs petitioned the South Carolina Supreme Court to issue a writ of certiorari. The Supreme Court granted certiorari on June 25, 2014. Accordingly, this decision may be modified or reversed in the future. The South Carolina Court of Appeals recently held that a general… Continue Reading
S.C. Supreme Court Holds Damages Arising Out of Title Insurance Suit Are to Be Measured From the Date of the Property’s Purchase
On September 12, 2012, the South Carolina Supreme Court, on certification from the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, held the insured’s damages arising out of a title insurance suit should be measured as of the date of the insured’s purchase of the property. In Whitlock v. Stewart Title Guarantee Company[l1] , the… Continue Reading
