United States Fourth Circuit

Under Maryland law, a title insurance company is not required to indemnify its insured for expenses incurred in resolving a defect in title to land, when the expenses were incurred after the insured conveyed the land away. It must, however, indemnify for defense costs in a trespass suit brought after the policy period but based on damage sustained during the policy period.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/22/2004
• Published 01/22/2004

Judges

• Before NIEMEYER, MICHAEL, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:Richard Eugene Hagerty, Troutman Sanders, L.L.P., McLean, Virginia, for Appellant.  James E. Carbine, James E. Carbine, P.C., Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee. ON BRIEF:  Cathryn A. Le, Troutman Sanders, L.L.P., McLean, Virginia, for Appellant.