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4252 REVIEW DENIED An attorney who holds property for delivery to his/her client upon the happening of specified conditions is an escrow holder and owes a fiduciary duty to all parties to the escrow; in the event of conflicting claims to property held in escrow, the escrow holder must either continue to hold it or interplead and may not favor his/her client's interests over those of other parties to the escrow.CitationVIRTANEN v O'CONNELL (Escrow Holder) 140 CA4 688 [See: CCP 386, 616; CivC 3336, 3294; Diaz v UCB 71 CA3 161; Dial 800 v Fesbinder 118 CA4 32, P/AT 7/04]
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