Missed electricity easement leads to dispute about ‘knowledge’ exclusion

After purchasing and planning how to re-develop property in Spokane, Wash., a developer discovered an electricity easement on the property that would hinder its development. The title insurer acknowledged it missed the easement, but argued that the insured had the requisite knowledge to invoke the knowledge exclusion. Read on to find out what the Court of Appeals of Washington had to say on the matter.