SOUTHWEST TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY v. WOODS

No. B-1663.

449 S.W.2d 773 (1970)

SOUTHWEST TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. J. Lloyd WOODS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied February 11, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bankhead & Davis, Tom Bankhead, Carthage, for petitioner.

J. E. Jackson, Carthage, for respondent.


WALKER, Justice.

This is a suit on an owner's policy of title insurance. We hold that the insurance company is not, under the facts of the case, liable for damage done to the land by a trespasser under claim of right that would be valid and enforceable if the insured were not a bona fide purchaser for value.

J. Lloyd Woods, plaintiff, purchased a tract of 130.437 acres in Panola County from G. W. Massey. The transaction was consummated by delivery of the deed...

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