WHITE v. WESTERN TITLE INS. CO.

Docket No. S.F. 24813.

40 Cal.3d 870 (1985)

710 P.2d 309

221 Cal. Rptr. 509

BRIAN WHITE et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. WESTERN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

December 31, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Garrison, Townsend & Orser, James L. Stoelker, D.D. Hughmanick, Daniel McLoughlin and Richard D. Carrington for Defendant and Appellant.

Stanford H. Atwood, Jr., Robert Knox, Kevin L. Anderson and Atwood, Hurst & Knox as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

Richard J. Henderson for Plaintiffs and Respondents.


OPINION

BROUSSARD, J.

Plaintiffs Brian and Helen White filed suit against defendant Western Title Insurance Company for breach of contract, negligence, and breach of implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing. A jury found for plaintiffs, awarding damages of $8,400 for breach of contract and negligence, and an additional $20,000 for breach of the covenants of good faith and fair dealing. We affirm the judgment.

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