Manley v. Cost Control Marketing and Management
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
583 A.2d 442 (1990)
- Written by Rich Walter, JD
Facts
Robert Manley (plaintiff) purchased unimproved land from Cost Control Marketing and Management, Inc. (CCM) (defendant). Prior to closing, Manley paid Penn Title Insurance Company (Penn Title) (defendant) to conduct a title search and insure his title to the land. Penn Title issued its title-insurance policy shortly after closing. Manley sued CCM when he discovered that most of the land consisted of government-designated wetlands, thereby making the land unimprovable. Manley also sued Penn Title for failing to discover or disclose the wetlands designation before closing. The trial court dismissed the charges against Penn Title because its title-insurance policy specifically disclaimed Penn Title’s liability for any official wetlands designation. Manley appealed the dismissal to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Del Sole, J.)
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