Georgia Statutes
§ 33-7-8 — Title insurance
Georgia § 33-7-8
JurisdictionGeorgia
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Bluebook
O.C.G.A. § 33-7-8 (2026).
Text
Title insurance is insurance of owners of real or personal property or others having an interest in such real or personal property, or liens or encumbrances on such real or personal property, against loss by encumbrance, defective titles, invalidity, adverse claim to title, or unmarketability of title by reason of encumbrance or defects not excepted in the insurance contract, which contract shall be written only upon evidence or opinion of title obtained and preserved by the insurer.
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Related
Cynergy, LLC v. First American Title Insurance Company
706 F.3d 1321 (Eleventh Circuit, 2013)
Green v. Sams
433 S.E.2d 678 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1993)
Fidelity National Title Insurance v. Keyingham Investments, LLC
702 S.E.2d 851 (Supreme Court of Georgia, 2010)
Murphy v. Ticor Title Insurance
729 S.E.2d 21 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2012)
Fidelity National Title Insurance v. Matrix Financial Services Corp.
567 S.E.2d 96 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2002)
Glass v. STEWART TITLE GUARANTY COMPANY
354 S.E.2d 187 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1987)
Wilkinson Homes, Inc. v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co.
610 S.E.2d 187 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2005)
White v. Lawyers Title Insurance
399 S.E.2d 526 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1990)
Thomas Murphy v. Ticor Title Insurance Company
(Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2012)
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company v. Rm Kids, LLC
(Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2019)
Legislative History
Amended by 2019 Ga. Laws 279,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
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