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Ramsey v. Arizona Title Insurance & Trust Co. Case Brief
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Case Brief Summary & Legal Analysis
tl;dr: Sellers disputed a property conveyance, arguing the deed’s legal description differed from the escrow instructions. The court held that both descriptions, despite minor wording differences, legally described the same parcel by using a common method of describing a larger tract and then excepting a road.
Legal Significance: An exception in a property description withdraws the excepted portion from the grant. Clarifying language in a deed that aligns with the practical effect of an exception in the original instructions does not create a material discrepancy between the documents.
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Case Facts & Court Holding
Key Facts & Case Background
Plaintiffs-appellants (Ramsey) owned a parcel of land and entered into an agreement to sell a portion of it. The escrow instructions, signed by the Ramseys, described the property to be sold as “The West 160 feet of” a larger parcel, which was described by metes and bounds, followed by the phrase “EXCEPT ROAD.” The defendant title company subsequently drafted a deed describing the conveyed property as “The West 160 feet of the following described property as measured at right angles from the Easterly right of way line of Central Avenue.” This was followed by the same metes and bounds description of the larger parcel and an exception for “any portion thereof lying within Central Avenue.” The Ramseys sued, alleging the deed described and conveyed a different property than was authorized by the escrow instructions. The trial court found no discrepancy and granted summary judgment for the defendants. The Ramseys appealed, arguing the descriptions were not legally identical.
Court Holding & Legal Precedent
Issue: Does a deed’s property description materially differ from the description in escrow instructions when the deed adds clarifying language about the measurement point, but both documents describe the same larger parcel and except the same road?
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Legal Issue
Does a deed’s property description materially differ from the description in escrow instructions when the deed adds clarifying language about the measurement point, but both documents describe the same larger parcel and except the same road?
Conclusion
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Legal Rule
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Legal Analysis
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Flash Summary
- An exception in a property description (e.g., “EXCEPT ROAD”) legally withdraws