Casenotes

This section contains all the casenotes published in our monthly newsletter, Casenotes & Underwriters' Bulletin, plus additional case law the ATG Underwriting Department identifies as noteworthy for ATG member agents.


05/30/2008 - 6:15pm

Easements

Anderson v Quinn, 743 NW2d 492 (Wis Ct App 2007).

Summary: Doctrine of merger did not extinguish easements created through declaration of condominium ownership where owners of dominant and servient estates were the same.

Facts: In...

05/30/2008 - 5:54pm

Tax Deeds

Dempsey v Auditor of Marion County, et al, 871 NE2d 1031 (Ind Ct App 2007).

Summary: Tax deed petition by county auditor violated automatic stay in bankruptcy.

Facts: On June 24, 2000, Gordon Dempsey purchases a parcel of real...

05/30/2008 - 5:16pm

Mortgage Foreclosure

Financial Freedom v Kirgis, 377 Ill App 3d 107, 877 NE2d 24, 315 Ill Dec 537 (1st D 2007).

Summary: The two-year statute of limitations period did not preclude or time bar mortgagee's independent in rem mortgage foreclosure claim.

Facts...

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