Cal. Ct. App. 1st Dist. · Court of Appeal opinion · January 1, 1986
Related by Disbursement Authorization + Seller Proceeds · Disbursement AuthorizationCourt record Court of Appeal opinion
Montgomery v. Bank of America — California Court of Appeal
California Court of Appeal, Second District · 85 Cal.App.2d 559
AmountNot statedAmount not stated in reviewed source.
ResultCourt of Appeal opinionCourt ruling
HingeDisbursement AuthorizationTeaches strict compliance with escrow instructions when escrow staff alter recorded instruments after deposit — void deed and limited damages framework.
SourceCourt opinionPublished opinion
File-record question
Teaches strict compliance with escrow instructions when escrow staff alter recorded instruments after deposit — void deed and limited damages framework.
Limit before takeaway
Published appellate opinion only. Turner v. Citizens National Bank (1962) 206 Cal.App.2d 193 (supporting link) on unauthorized escrow instruction changes.
- Court / region
- Cal. Ct. App. 2d Dist.
- Case number
- 85 Cal.App.2d 559
- Filed
- January 1, 1948
- Source record
- Court opinion
- Procedural posture
- Court of Appeal opinion
- Money movement stage
- Seller proceeds stage
- Record gap
- Release-decision 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 that altered a grant deed after deposit and recorded a full-lot conveyance without seller authorization delivered a void instrument; sellers' recovery was limited to title-clearance costs rather than full property value.
What it hinged on
Disbursement Authorization. Teaches strict compliance with escrow instructions when escrow staff alter recorded instruments after deposit — void deed and limited damages framework.
Amount involved
Amount not stated in reviewed source.
Result
Court of Appeal opinion
Why this belongs here
Teaches strict compliance with escrow instructions when escrow staff alter recorded instruments after deposit — void deed and limited damages framework.
Documents to inspect
- Disbursement authorization
- Escrow instructions
- Condition checklist
- Hold notice
- Seller instructions
- Authorization request
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 escrow instructions when escrow staff alter recorded instruments after deposit — void deed and limited damages framework.
Timeline
FiledJanuary 1, 1948
Posture checked2026-05-31
Reviewed for Escrow Cases2026-05-31
Topics
Disbursement Authorization·Seller Proceeds
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Limit: Published appellate opinion only. Turner v. Citizens National Bank (1962) 206 Cal.App.2d 193 (supporting link) on unauthorized escrow instruction changes.
Reviewed California court records with source links. Allegations are not findings.