Cal. Ct. App. 1st Dist. · Court of Appeal opinion · January 1, 2021
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Contra Costa County Title v. Waloff — California Court of Appeal
California Court of Appeal · 226 Cal.App.2d 729
AmountNot statedAmount not stated in reviewed source.
ResultCourt of Appeal opinionCourt ruling
HingeSeller ProceedsBridge case between strict-instruction breaches and Prentice-style recovery of attorney fees as escrow damages when a holder mishandles seller proceeds.
SourceCourt opinionPublished opinion
File-record question
Bridge case between strict-instruction breaches and Prentice-style recovery of attorney fees as escrow damages when a holder mishandles seller proceeds.
Limit before takeaway
Published Court of Appeal opinion only. Prentice v. North American Title Guaranty Corp. (1963) 59 Cal.2d 618 (supporting link) on attorney fees as escrow damages.
- Court / region
- Cal. Ct. App.
- Case number
- 226 Cal.App.2d 729
- Filed
- January 1, 1964
- 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 that disburses sale proceeds without complying with the parties' written instructions may be liable to the injured seller for resulting losses, including litigation costs to recover funds.
What it hinged on
Seller Proceeds. Bridge case between strict-instruction breaches and Prentice-style recovery of attorney fees as escrow damages when a holder mishandles seller proceeds.
Amount involved
Amount not stated in reviewed source.
Result
Court of Appeal opinion
Why this belongs here
Bridge case between strict-instruction breaches and Prentice-style recovery of attorney fees as escrow damages when a holder mishandles seller proceeds.
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:
Bridge case between strict-instruction breaches and Prentice-style recovery of attorney fees as escrow damages when a holder mishandles seller proceeds.
Timeline
FiledJanuary 1, 1964
Posture checked2026-05-31
Reviewed for Escrow Cases2026-05-31
Topics
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Limit: Published Court of Appeal opinion only. Prentice v. North American Title Guaranty Corp. (1963) 59 Cal.2d 618 (supporting link) on attorney fees as escrow damages.
Reviewed California court records with source links. Allegations are not findings.