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STIPULATIONS
<br />SCOPE OF 1. This policy does not insure against, and the
<br />COVERAGE Company will not be liable for loss or damage cre-
<br />ated by or arising out of any of the following: (a)
<br />defects, liens, claims, encumbrances, or other mat-
<br />ters which result in no pecuniary loss to the insured; (b) defects,
<br />liens, encumbrances, or other matters created or occurring subse-
<br />quent to the date hereof; (c) defects, liens, encumbrances, or other
<br />matters created or suffered by the insured claiming such loss or dam-
<br />age, or (d) defects, liens, encumbrances, or other matters existing
<br />at the date of this policy and known to the insured claiming such loss
<br />or damage, either at the date of this policy or at the date such in-
<br />sured claimant acquired an estate or interest insured by this policy,
<br />unless such defect, lien, claim, encumbrances, or other matter shall
<br />have been disclosed to the Company in writing prior to the issuance
<br />of this policy. Any rights or defenses of the Company against a
<br />named insured shall be equally available against any person or
<br />corporation who shall become an insured hereunder as successor of
<br />such named insured.
<br />DEFENSE OF 2. The Company at its own cost shall defend the
<br />ACTIONS insured in all actions or proceedings against the
<br />insured founded upon a defect, lien, encumbrance,
<br />or other matter insured against by this policy, and
<br />may pursue such litigation to final determination in the court of last
<br />resort. In case any such action or proceeding shall be begun, or in
<br />case knowledge shall come to any insured of any claim of title or
<br />interest adverse to the title as insured, or which might cause loss or
<br />NOTICE OF damage for which the Company shall or may be
<br />ACTIONS OR liable by virtue of this policy, such insured shall
<br />CLAIMS TO BE at once notify the Company thereof in writing.
<br />GIVEN BY THE If such notice shall not be given to the Company
<br />INSURED at least five days before the appearance day in
<br />any such action or proceeding, or if such insured shall not, in writ-
<br />ing, promptly notify the Company of any defect, lien, encumbrance,
<br />or other matter insured against, or of any such adverse claim which
<br />shall come to the knowledge of such insured, in respect to which loss
<br />or damage is apprehended, then all liability of the Company as to
<br />each insured having such notice in regard to the subject of such
<br />action, proceeding, or claim shall cease and terminate; provided,
<br />however, that failure to so notify shall in no case prejudice the claim
<br />of any insured unless the Company shall be actually prejudiced by
<br />such failure. The Company shall have the right to institute and
<br />prosecute any action or proceeding or do any other act which, in its
<br />opinion, may be necessary or desirable to establish the title, or any
<br />insured lien or charge, as insured. In all cases where this policy per-
<br />mits or requires the Company to prosecute or defend any action or
<br />proceeding, the insured shall secure to it in writing the right to so
<br />prosecute or defend such action or proceeding, and all appeals
<br />therein, and permit it to use, at its option, the name of the insured
<br />for such purpose. Whenever requested by the Company the insured
<br />shall assist the Company in any such action or proceeding, in
<br />effecting settlement, securing evidence, obtaining witnesses, prose-
<br />cuting or defending such action or proceeding, to such extent
<br />and in such manner as is deemed desirable by the Company, and
<br />the Company shall reimburse the insured for any expense so in-
<br />curred. The Company shall be subrogated to and be entitled to all
<br />costs and attorney's fees incurred or expended by the Company,
<br />which may be recoverable by the insured in any litigation carried on
<br />by the Company on behalf of the insured. The word "knowledge" in
<br />this paragraph means actual knowledge, and does not refer to con-
<br />structive knowledge or notice which may be imputed to the insured
<br />by reason of any public record or otherwise.
<br />OPTION TO PAY 3. The Company reserves the option to pay, set -
<br />SETTLE OR tle, or compromise for, or in the name of, the
<br />COMPROMISE insured, any claim insured against or to pay this
<br />CLAIMS policy in full at any time, and payment or tender
<br />of payment of the full amount of this policy, to-
<br />gether with all accrued costs which the Company is obligated here-
<br />under to pay, shall terminate all liability of the Company hereunder,
<br />including all obligations of the Company with respect to any litiga-
<br />tion pending and subsequent cost thereof.
<br />SUBROGATION 4. Whenever the Company shall have settled
<br />UPON PAYMENT a claim under this policy, it shall be subro-
<br />OR SETTLEMENT gated to and be entitled to all rights, securities,
<br />and remedies which the insured would have had against any person
<br />or property in respect to such claim, had this policy not been issued.
<br />If the payment does not cover the loss of the insured, the Company
<br />shall be subrogated to such rights, securities, and remedies in the
<br />proportion which said payment bears to the amount of said loss. In
<br />either event the insured shall transfer, or cause to be transferred, to
<br />the Company such rights, securities, and remedies, and shall permit
<br />the Company to use the name of the insured in any transaction or
<br />litigation involving such rights, securities, or remedies.
<br />OPTION TO PAY 5. The Company has the right and option,
<br />INSURED OWNER in case any loss is claimed under this policy
<br />OF INDEBTEDNESS by an insured owner of an indebtedness
<br />AND BECOME secured by mortgage or deed of trust, to pay
<br />OWNER OF such insured the indebtedness of the mortga-
<br />SECURITY gor or trustor under said mortgage or deed of
<br />trust, together with all costs which the Com-
<br />pany is obligated hereunder to pay, in which case the Company shall
<br />become the owner of, and such insured shall at once assign and
<br />transfer to the Company said mortgage or deed of trust and the
<br />indebtedness thereby secured, and such payment shall terminate all
<br />liability under this policy to such insured.
<br />NOTICE OF LOSS 6. A statement in writing of any loss or
<br />damage for which it is claimed the Company
<br />is liable under this policy shall be furnished to the Company within
<br />sixty days after such loss or damage shall have been ascertained. No
<br />action or proceeding for the recovery of any such loss or damage
<br />LIMITATION OF shall be instituted or maintained against the
<br />ACTION Company until after full compliance by the
<br />insured with all the conditions imposed on
<br />the insured by this policy, -nor unless commenced within twelve
<br />months after receipt by the Company of such written statement.
<br />PAYMENT OF 7. The Company will pay, in addition to
<br />LOSS AND any loss insured against by this policy, all
<br />COSTS OF costs imposed upon the insured in litigation
<br />LITIGATION carried on by the Company for the insured,
<br />and in litigation carried on by the insured
<br />with the written authorization of the Company, but not otherwise.
<br />The liability of the Company under this policy shall in no case ex-
<br />ceed, in all, the actual loss of the insured and costs which the Com-
<br />pany is obligated hereunder to pay, and in no case shall such total
<br />liability exceed the amount of this policy and said costs. All pay-
<br />ments under this policy shall reduce the amount of the insurance
<br />INDORSEMENT OF pro tanto, and payment of loss or damage
<br />PAYMENT ON to an insured owner of indebtedness shall re -
<br />POLICY duce, to that extent, the liability of the Com-
<br />pany to the insured owner of said land. No
<br />payment can be demanded by any insured without producing this
<br />policy for indorsement of such payment.
<br />MANNER OF 8. Loss under this policy shall be payable,
<br />PAYMENT OF first, to any insured owner of indebtedness
<br />LOSS TO secured by mortgage or deed of trust shown
<br />INSURED in Schedule B, in order of priority therein
<br />shown, and if such ownership vests in more
<br />than one, payment shall be made ratably as their respective in-
<br />terests may appear, and thereafter, any loss shall be payable to the
<br />other insured, and if more than one, then to such insured ratably as
<br />their respective interests may appear. If there be no such insured
<br />owner of indebtedness, any loss shall be payable to the insured, and
<br />if more than one, to such insured ratably as their respective interests
<br />may appear.
<br />WRITTEN 9. No provision or condition of this policy
<br />INDORSEMENT can be waived or changed except by writing
<br />REQUIRED TO endorsed hereon or attached hereto signed by
<br />CHANGE POLICY the President, a Vice -President, the Secretary,
<br />or an Assistant Secretary of the Company.
<br />IN WITNESS ` "HRFOF, Oakland Title Insurance and Guaranty Company has caused its
<br />corporate name and seal to be hereunto affixed by its duly authorized officers the day and hour set forth
<br />in Schedule A hereof.
<br />Oakland Title Insurance and Guaranty Company
<br />By
<br />Its Vice -President.
<br />And by
<br />Its Vice -President.
<br />I re ary.
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