Cal. Ct. App. 1st Dist. · Court of Appeal opinion · January 1, 2021
Related by Seller ProceedsCourt record Court of Appeal opinion
Dawson v. Bank of America — California Court of Appeal
California Court of Appeal · Civ. No. 4113
AmountNot statedAmount not stated in reviewed source.
ResultCourt of Appeal opinionCourt ruling
HingeSeller ProceedsShows how conditional escrow holds and third-party approval requirements affect whether deposited funds are attachable — cited in Amen for strict instruction compliance.
SourceCourt opinionPublished opinion
File-record question
Shows how conditional escrow holds and third-party approval requirements affect whether deposited funds are attachable — cited in Amen for strict instruction compliance.
Limit before takeaway
Published Court of Appeal opinion only. Amen v. Merced County Title Co. (1962) 58 Cal.2d 528 (supporting link) on strict escrow instruction compliance.
- Court / region
- Cal. Ct. App.
- Case number
- Civ. No. 4113
- Filed
- January 1, 1950
- 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 funds the bank retained in escrow pending third-party approval were not debts owed to the garnishee on the levy date, illustrating when an escrow holder's conditional hold defeats attachment of deposited proceeds.
What it hinged on
Seller Proceeds. Shows how conditional escrow holds and third-party approval requirements affect whether deposited funds are attachable — cited in Amen for strict instruction compliance.
Amount involved
Amount not stated in reviewed source.
Result
Court of Appeal opinion
Why this belongs here
Shows how conditional escrow holds and third-party approval requirements affect whether deposited funds are attachable — cited in Amen for strict instruction compliance.
Documents to inspect
- Seller instructions
- Authorization request
- Callback log
- Wire confirmation
- Closing statement
- Escrow instructions
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What the file needed to show
Current reviewed metadata frames the file issue this way:
Shows how conditional escrow holds and third-party approval requirements affect whether deposited funds are attachable — cited in Amen for strict instruction compliance.
Timeline
FiledJanuary 1, 1950
Posture checked2026-05-31
Reviewed for Escrow Cases2026-05-31
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Limit: Published Court of Appeal opinion only. Amen v. Merced County Title Co. (1962) 58 Cal.2d 528 (supporting link) on strict escrow instruction compliance.
Reviewed California court records with source links. Allegations are not findings.