Cal. Ct. App. 1st Dist. · Court of Appeal opinion · January 1, 2021
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Kellum v. San Mateo County Title — California Court of Appeal
California Court of Appeal · 127 Cal.App. 276
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ResultCourt of Appeal opinionCourt ruling
HingeSeller ProceedsApplies Lattin to a county title company's escrow department — companion to Norris v. San Mateo County Title on deposit ownership in the same county.
SourceCourt opinionPublished opinion
File-record question
Applies Lattin to a county title company's escrow department — companion to Norris v. San Mateo County Title on deposit ownership in the same county.
Limit before takeaway
Published Court of Appeal opinion only. Lattin v. Gillette (1891) 95 Cal. 317 (supporting link) is the leading limitations authority.
- Court / region
- Cal. Ct. App.
- Case number
- 127 Cal.App. 276
- Filed
- January 1, 1932
- 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 applied the Lattin rule that liability for an escrow or title agent's breach rests on the underlying oral agency agreement, not on later written certificates or reports, for limitations purposes.
What it hinged on
Seller Proceeds. Applies Lattin to a county title company's escrow department — companion to Norris v. San Mateo County Title on deposit ownership in the same county.
Amount involved
Amount not stated in reviewed source.
Result
Court of Appeal opinion
Why this belongs here
Applies Lattin to a county title company's escrow department — companion to Norris v. San Mateo County Title on deposit ownership in the same county.
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:
Applies Lattin to a county title company's escrow department — companion to Norris v. San Mateo County Title on deposit ownership in the same county.
Timeline
FiledJanuary 1, 1932
Posture checked2026-05-31
Reviewed for Escrow Cases2026-05-31
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Limit: Published Court of Appeal opinion only. Lattin v. Gillette (1891) 95 Cal. 317 (supporting link) is the leading limitations authority.
Reviewed California court records with source links. Allegations are not findings.