CREWS v. GRIFFITH

No. 03-322.

856 So.2d 1229 (2003)

William P. CREWS, Jr. v. Hillard M. (Mitch) GRIFFITH.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 5, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Scofield, Phillip W. DeVilbiss, Scofield, Gerard, Veron, Singletary & Pohorelsky, Lake Charles, LA, for Third-Party Plaintiffs/Appellants, Hillard Griffith, Linda Sue Griffith.

William C. Kaufman, III, Charles K. Watts, Seale, Smith, Zuber & Barnette, Baton Rouge, LA, for Third-Party Defendant/Appellee, Fidelity National Title Insurance Company.

Court composed of OSWALD A. DECUIR, MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, and ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, Judges.


SULLIVAN, Judge.

Hillard "Mitch" Griffith and Linda Sue Griffith (the Griffiths) appeal a summary judgment dismissing their third-party demand against Fidelity National Title Insurance Company (Fidelity National), which had assumed a title insurance policy on property owned by the Griffiths that was the subject of an earlier lawsuit. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

In 1987, the Griffiths purchased 15.5 acres of...

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