Washington Supreme Court August 4, 2011, 84695-2 (Edmonson v. Popchoi)

Owens, J.

¶1 This case involves a property dispute that arose after the sale of a plot of residential land pursuant to a statutory warranty deed. Specifically, this case presents the question of whether a grantor’s duty to defend against another’s claim to title is satisfied by that grantor’s independent decision to settle the claim, whatever its merits, and pay the grantee damages for the breach