UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO. v. HANSON

No. 1 CA-CIV 1635.

16 Ariz. App. 258 (1972)

492 P.2d 754

UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY, a corporation, Appellant, v. Stan HANSON and Arizona Title Insurance & Trust Company, a corporation, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department B.

Rehearing Denied February 10, 1972.

Review Denied March 21, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Snell & Wilmer, by John E. Lundin, James A. Honer, Phoenix, for appellant.

Charles A. Stanecker, Phoenix, for appellee Stan Hanson.

O'Connor, Cavanagh, Anderson, Westover, Killingsworth & Beshears, by Wilbert G. Anderson, Phoenix, for appellee Arizona Title Ins. & Trust Co.


EUBANK, Judge.

This appeal involves the question of whether a written "irrevocable" instruction or order to an escrow agent constitutes an assignment of escrow funds which would take priority over a subsequent garnishment of the escrow agent by a creditor of the assignor.

In this opinion United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, plaintiff in the trial court and appellant here, will be referred to by the initials "USF&G"; C.E. Givens and Mildred I. Givens...

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