Cal. Ct. App. 2d Dist. Div. 6 · Court of Appeal opinion · January 1, 2007
Related by Seller Proceeds + Disbursement Authorization · Seller ProceedsCourt record Court of Appeal opinion
Pioneer Title v. Guttman — California Court of Appeal
California Court of Appeal · Civ. No. 6165
AmountNot statedAmount not stated in reviewed source.
ResultCourt of Appeal opinionCourt ruling
HingeSeller ProceedsShows escrow holder reimbursement after paying a third-party demand to complete a sale when sellers had approved the demand — applies Jones on conditional escrow deposits.
SourceCourt opinionPublished opinion
File-record question
Shows escrow holder reimbursement after paying a third-party demand to complete a sale when sellers had approved the demand — applies Jones on conditional escrow deposits.
Limit before takeaway
Published Court of Appeal opinion only. Jones v. Title Guaranty & Trust Co. (1918) 178 Cal. 375 (supporting link) states the conditional-deposit damages rule.
- Court / region
- Cal. Ct. App.
- Case number
- Civ. No. 6165
- Filed
- January 1, 1959
- 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 affirmed judgment for the escrow holder against sellers who approved a Smith demand the holder was obliged to pay, applying Jones v. Title Guaranty on liability when escrow funds are applied without satisfying agreed conditions.
What it hinged on
Seller Proceeds. Shows escrow holder reimbursement after paying a third-party demand to complete a sale when sellers had approved the demand — applies Jones on conditional escrow deposits.
Amount involved
Amount not stated in reviewed source.
Result
Court of Appeal opinion
Why this belongs here
Shows escrow holder reimbursement after paying a third-party demand to complete a sale when sellers had approved the demand — applies Jones on conditional escrow deposits.
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:
Shows escrow holder reimbursement after paying a third-party demand to complete a sale when sellers had approved the demand — applies Jones on conditional escrow deposits.
Timeline
FiledJanuary 1, 1959
Posture checked2026-05-31
Reviewed for Escrow Cases2026-05-31
Topics
Seller Proceeds·Disbursement Authorization
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Limit: Published Court of Appeal opinion only. Jones v. Title Guaranty & Trust Co. (1918) 178 Cal. 375 (supporting link) states the conditional-deposit damages rule.
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