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MICHAK v. TRANSNATION TITLE INS. CO.

No. 25589-8-II.

31 P.3d 20 (2001)

Patricia S. MICHAK, a single person, Appellant, v. TRANSNATION TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, an Arizona Corporation, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

September 14, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas F. Miller, Olympia, for Appellant.

James K. Sells, Ryan, Sells, Uptegraft, Inc., Silverdale, for Respondent.

MORGAN, J.

In this title insurance case, the issue is whether the insurer could change its preliminary commitment without telling its insured. The answer is no. Thus, we reverse the trial court's summary dismissal of the insured's complaint.

In the early 1990's, Brent C. Hart1 owned a 40-acre tract of land in Kitsap County. He obtained ingress and egress by means of two easements, each 30 feet wide, that traversed servient tracts...

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