Cal. Ct. App. 4th Dist. Div. 3 · Court of Appeal opinion · August 12, 1983
Related by Seller Proceeds + Post-Closing Evidentiary Disputes · Seller ProceedsCourt record Court of Appeal opinion
First Central Coast Bank v. Cuesta Title — California Court of Appeal
California Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Six · Civ. No. 67580
AmountNot statedAmount not stated in reviewed source.
ResultCourt of Appeal opinionCourt ruling
HingeSeller ProceedsTeaches that escrow funds tied to a commission may remain contingent until close conditions are performed, which matters for file control and release timing.
SourceCourt opinionPublished opinion
File-record question
Teaches that escrow funds tied to a commission may remain contingent until close conditions are performed, which matters for file control and release timing.
Limit before takeaway
Published appellate opinion only. The row concerns garnishment and condition-complete timing, not a general assessment of title-company conduct.
- Court / region
- Cal. Ct. App. 2d Dist. Div. 6
- Case number
- Civ. No. 67580
- Filed
- January 1, 1983
- 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 broker commission funds in escrow were not subject to garnishment before close while escrow conditions remained unperformed.
What it hinged on
Seller Proceeds. Teaches that escrow funds tied to a commission may remain contingent until close conditions are performed, which matters for file control and release timing.
Amount involved
Amount not stated in reviewed source.
Result
Court of Appeal opinion
Why this belongs here
Teaches that escrow funds tied to a commission may remain contingent until close conditions are performed, which matters for file control and release timing.
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:
Teaches that escrow funds tied to a commission may remain contingent until close conditions are performed, which matters for file control and release timing.
Timeline
FiledJanuary 1, 1983
Posture checked2026-05-31
Reviewed for Escrow Cases2026-05-31
Topics
Seller Proceeds·Post-Closing Evidentiary Disputes
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Limit: Published appellate opinion only. The row concerns garnishment and condition-complete timing, not a general assessment of title-company conduct.
Reviewed California court records with source links. Allegations are not findings.