Riverbend Land LLC v. First American Title Insurance Company

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Case Number:

5:18-cv-00247

Court:

Oklahoma Western

Nature of Suit:

Torts to Land

Judge:

Stephen P. Friot

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  1. August 16, 2023

    Title Insurer Must Face Abutter's Rights Dispute, Judge Says

    An Oklahoma federal judge sided with a property owner in its coverage suit against its title insurer, rejecting an early win bid that claimed the subject policy didn't cover the company's abutter's rights regarding access to an adjacent road.

  2. June 12, 2023

    Okla. Precedent Means Abutter's Rights Covered, Court Told

    A policyholder that was denied abutter's rights to land adjacent to its property should have been covered by its title policy when a potential sale fell through, the policyholder told an Oklahoma federal court Monday, arguing that state law says such rights are part of the property's fee simple title.

  3. May 23, 2023

    Title Insurer Wants Out Of 'Abutter's Rights' Dispute

    An insurer isn't obliged to ensure that a policyholder had unlimited access to a property beside its covered parcel, the insurer told an Oklahoma federal court, saying the issued title policy offers no "abutter's rights" to the adjacent land.