JESKO v. AMERICAN-FIRST TITLE & TR. CO.

No. 77-1455.

603 F.2d 815 (1979)

Bernard M. JESKO, Appellee, v. AMERICAN-FIRST TITLE AND TRUST COMPANY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided August 15, 1979.

Rehearing Denied September 26, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George W. Dahnke, of Hastie & Kirschner, Oklahoma City, Okl., for appellant.

Harvey L. Harmon, Sr., of Franklin, Harmon & Satterfield, Oklahoma City, Okl., for appellee.

Before McWILLIAMS, BREITENSTEIN and McKAY, Circuit Judges.


McKAY, Circuit Judge.

The American-First Title & Trust Company seeks reversal of a judgment against it for failing to defend the title of Bernard M. Jesko. At issue are questions of title policy interpretation, evidentiary sufficiency, and the propriety of certain awards of attorney's fees and interest.

Jesko's claim to the property protected by the title policy derived from a trust instrument executed by Anna Reisiger. This instrument named Jesko as the...

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