Lawyers Title Ins. Corp. v. Urban Pacific Development Corp.

8 F.3d 27 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. LAWYERS TITLE INSURANCE CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant, v. URBAN PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; Victorio-Mirabella One, Inc.; Victorio-Mirabella Two, Inc.; The Mirabella Partnership; Michael Reyes; Defendants-Counter-Claimants-Appellees. No. 92-55335. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 2, 1993. Decided Oct. 12, 1993. 1 Before: TANG, CANBY and BEEZER, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM * 3 Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation ("Lawyers Title") appeals from the district court's summary judgment rejecting its subrogation claim. We review de novo, T.W. Elec. Serv., Inc. v. Pacific Elec. Contractors Ass'n, 809 F.2d 626 , 629 (9th Cir.1987), and we affirm. 4 * Background 5 The facts underlying this appeal are complicated but important. In April 1979, Lloyd and Dorothy Bridges agreed to sell to Urban Pacific Development Corporation ("Urban Pacific") a parcel of property…