How The Database Fits In With Other Legal Research Assets
The database does not displace other respected avenues of research on title insurance coverage, escrow, and claims. Rather, it is another way to identify a case on the issue at hand. It provides an explanation of all terms of the ALTA policy together with key cases in full text.
Research Of Coverage And Claims
Index Subject List: By clicking on a topic of interest in the alphabetical Subject List the search is refined. The link moves to subtopics in the Full Index.
Full Index:Subtopics allow you to narrow your research to a specific area. With a click on the subtopic a link takes you to the case or annotation.
Policy Annotations:The Table of Contents lists every term in the Owner and Lender policies. With a click on the subject of interest you will be able to examine the full text. Alternatively, enter a term or policy provision in Search to identify a relevant term or condition.
Cases: After identifying a relevant case or policy provision enter it in Search to identify an authority citing the same case or policy term in a particular jurisdiction.
Database Search: Enter a term, policy provision, case name, or citation to identify all annotations and cases in the Database that use that term.
History Of The Database
When Bob Ellis was the Corporation Counsel for Chicago Title Insurance Company he recognized the need for a text to collect authorities from all American jurisdictions that construed the terms and conditions of the ALTA title insurance policy. The same terms were construed differently in different jurisdictions. The original intent was that the published collection would be distributed only to attorneys and agents of Chicago Title. However, Chicago Title recognized that the Ellis publication must be made available to all title underwriters if it was to foster a more uniform construction of the policy. After Mr. Ellis left Chicago Title he began private practice with Bill Holloway in 1998. Bob published a revised edition in 2000. In 2002, Ellis and Holloway began work on the Database and it has been a work in progress to this day. Cases are added every month.
The two volumes of the Ellis text are available upon request.
 William J. (“Bill”) Holloway is the
Editor and owner of the
Title Insurance Law Database
Contact Bill at KING HOLLOWAY, LLC
One North LaSalle Street
Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60602
312-724-8227
wholloway@kingholloway.com
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