Cal. Ct. App. 2d Dist. · Court of Appeal opinion · January 1, 1989
Related by Disbursement AuthorizationCourt record Court of Appeal opinion
Reusche v. California Pac. Title — California Court of Appeal
California Court of Appeal · Civ. No. 21396
AmountNot statedAmount not stated in reviewed source.
ResultCourt of Appeal opinionCourt ruling
HingeDisbursement AuthorizationAllocates loss between innocent parties when a forged escrow loan is completed through a title company's escrow department and the owner later acquiesces in the disbursement.
SourceCourt opinionPublished opinion
File-record question
Allocates loss between innocent parties when a forged escrow loan is completed through a title company's escrow department and the owner later acquiesces in the disbursement.
Limit before takeaway
Published Court of Appeal opinion only. California Pac. Title & Trust Co. v. Bank of America (1936) 12 Cal.App.2d 437 (supporting link) addresses forged escrow chains and money had and received.
- Court / region
- Cal. Ct. App.
- Case number
- Civ. No. 21396
- Filed
- January 1, 1965
- Source record
- Court opinion
- Procedural posture
- Court of Appeal opinion
- Money movement stage
- At release
- 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 substantial evidence supported holding the owner liable where the title company placed her in a position that facilitated the agent's forgery and her later conduct ratified or estopped challenge to the completed escrow loan.
What it hinged on
Disbursement Authorization. Allocates loss between innocent parties when a forged escrow loan is completed through a title company's escrow department and the owner later acquiesces in the disbursement.
Amount involved
Amount not stated in reviewed source.
Result
Court of Appeal opinion
Why this belongs here
Allocates loss between innocent parties when a forged escrow loan is completed through a title company's escrow department and the owner later acquiesces in the disbursement.
Documents to inspect
- Disbursement authorization
- Escrow instructions
- Condition checklist
- Hold notice
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What the file needed to show
Current reviewed metadata frames the file issue this way:
Allocates loss between innocent parties when a forged escrow loan is completed through a title company's escrow department and the owner later acquiesces in the disbursement.
Timeline
FiledJanuary 1, 1965
Posture checked2026-05-31
Reviewed for Escrow Cases2026-05-31
Topics
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What this record does not show
This reviewed record does not show a court finding that any company or person did anything wrong unless the linked source expressly says so. Read the primary source for allegations, posture, and outcome.
Limit: Published Court of Appeal opinion only. California Pac. Title & Trust Co. v. Bank of America (1936) 12 Cal.App.2d 437 (supporting link) addresses forged escrow chains and money had and received.
Reviewed California court records with source links. Allegations are not findings.