Cal. Ct. App. 1st Dist. · Court of Appeal opinion · January 1, 2021
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Gordon v. D & G Escrow — California Court of Appeal
California Court of Appeal, Second District · Civ. 45167
AmountNot statedAmount not stated in reviewed source.
ResultCourt of Appeal opinionCourt ruling
HingeSeller ProceedsTeaches strict compliance with seller escrow instructions and implied duties to pay both sellers their share of proceeds at close.
SourceCourt opinionPublished opinion
File-record question
Teaches strict compliance with seller escrow instructions and implied duties to pay both sellers their share of proceeds at close.
Limit before takeaway
Published appellate opinion only. Diaz v. United California Bank (1977) 71 Cal.App.3d 161 (supporting link) on conflicting escrow instructions.
- Court / region
- Cal. Ct. App. 2d Dist.
- Case number
- Civ. 45167
- Filed
- January 1, 1975
- Source record
- Court opinion
- Procedural posture
- Court of Appeal opinion
- Money movement stage
- Seller proceeds stage
- Record gap
- Payee gap
- Strongest reviewed source
- Published opinion
- Allegation / finding status
- Court ruling
- Disposition
- Court of Appeal opinion
- Last posture checked
- 2026-05-31
- Reviewed
- 2026-05-31
What happened
Court held an escrow holder must disburse sale proceeds to all sellers when instructions implied joint payment, and may not rely solely on record title to pay one spouse after a property settlement stipulation.
What it hinged on
Seller Proceeds. Teaches strict compliance with seller escrow instructions and implied duties to pay both sellers their share of proceeds at close.
Amount involved
Amount not stated in reviewed source.
Result
Court of Appeal opinion
Why this belongs here
Teaches strict compliance with seller escrow instructions and implied duties to pay both sellers their share of proceeds at close.
Documents to inspect
- Seller instructions
- Authorization request
- Callback log
- Wire confirmation
- Closing statement
- Escrow instructions
This list is inferred from the topic pattern, not asserted as an extracted document list for this case.
What the file needed to show
Current reviewed metadata frames the file issue this way:
Teaches strict compliance with seller escrow instructions and implied duties to pay both sellers their share of proceeds at close.
Timeline
FiledJanuary 1, 1975
Posture checked2026-05-31
Reviewed for Escrow Cases2026-05-31
Topics
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Limit: Published appellate opinion only. Diaz v. United California Bank (1977) 71 Cal.App.3d 161 (supporting link) on conflicting escrow instructions.
Reviewed California court records with source links. Allegations are not findings.