Opinion ID: 878971
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: The Agency Relationship

Text: Whether the verdict and judgment against Lincoln County Title Company was contrary to law and the evidence? Here, the agreed facts as between the parties were contained in a pre-trial order which in part stated: 3. Lincoln County Title Company is a Montana corporation which was, at the time of the issuance of the title insurance commitment and the title insurance policy referred to in the Complaint, an agent for the purposes of selling title insurance of The Title Insurance Company, an Idaho corporation, and of Safeco Title Insurance Company of Idaho. In addition, the transcript shows that Lincoln County Title Company at all times was acting as the agent of defendant Safeco Title Insurance Company of Idaho. In substance, instruction no. 16 told the jury that a principal is bound by the acts of his agent. We hold that the verdict and judgment against Lincoln County Title Company only is not supported by the evidence. A new trial is required.