Court Opinion

ID: 9539124
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 07:47:09.647293+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:58:27.814008
License: Public Domain

*1065CARDINE, Justice,
specially concurring with whom THOMAS, Justice, joins.
I concur in the result of the above case. I disagree with the proposition that where title insurance exists, the intent to defraud can never be an intent to defraud any party other than the insurance carrier. The statement is too broad and the facts and circumstances of each sale of real estate too varied. I can envision situations in which a builder files a false affidavit concerning the payment for labor and materials, intending to defraud the purchaser, the lending agency, and the insurance company. An experienced builder knows that insurance companies, for many reasons, do not always pay claims. It is probable that the builder does not care whether or not claims are paid.