CHILD, INC. v. RODGERS


377 A.2d 374 (1977)

CHILD, INC., a Delaware Corporation, Henry E. I. duPont and Martha Verge duPont, Plaintiffs, v. Jan RODGERS, as Executrix of the Estate of William E. Taylor, Jr., the Estate of William E. Taylor, Jr., and Pioneer National Title Insurance Company, a California Corporation, Defendants.

Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle.

Decided August 3, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard S. Gebelein, of Wilson & Whittington, P. A., Wilmington, for plaintiffs.

George F. Gardner, III and William A. Denman, of Schmittinger & Rodriguez, P. A., Dover, for defendant, Pioneer National Title Ins. Co., a California corporation.

Samuel R. Russell, of Biggs & Battaglia, Wilmington, for defendants Jan Rodgers, as Executrix of the Estate of William E. Taylor, Jr. and The Estate of William E. Taylor, Jr.


WALSH, Judge.

This is an action for attorney malpractice and breach of contract on a policy of owner's title insurance. The defendants, the Estate of a deceased attorney and a title insurance company, have moved for summary judgment on various grounds. The facts will be viewed from a perspective which favors plaintiffs as the non-movants.

Plaintiffs, Henry E. I. duPont and Martha Verge duPont (duPonts), retained attorney...

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