First American Title Ins. Co. v. Spanish Inn

Filed 7/16/15; pub. order 8/14/15 (see end of opn.)

COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE D067137

COMPANY,

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. INC1104681) v.

SPANISH INN, INC. et al.,

Defendants and Appellants.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Riverside County, John G.

Evans, Judge. Affirmed.

Law Offices of Nejat Kohan, Inc., and Nejat Kohan, for Defendants and

Appellants.

Law Offices of Hall & Bailey, John L. Bailey, Barbara M. Moore; and William D.

Cloud for Plaintiff and Respondent.

This is one of many appeals arising from litigation over the renovation of a hotel

property in Palm Springs. In this appeal, the project's developers challenge the trial

court's grant of summary adjudication in favor of the title insurer, which sought contractual indemnity from the developers for legal expenses incurred in defending the

project's construction lender against mechanic's lien foreclosure actions. The developers

contend the trial court erred because triable issues of fact exist regarding whether the

mechanic's lien claims were…