This form should not be used if a comparable ALTA version is available. If a comparable ALTA version is available, the most current version of the ALTA form available in each state should be used, unless approved by a Stewart underwriter.
MINERAL ENDORSEMENT
Attached to Title Policy No. __________
Issued by
STEWART TITLE GUARANTY COMPANY
The Company insures the Insured against loss which the Insured shall sustain by reason of:
| damage to existing improvements, including lawns, shrubbery or trees, resulting from the exercise of any right to use the surface of said land or the first 500 feet of the subsurface of said land for the extraction or development of the minerals excepted from the description of said land or shown as a reservation in Schedule B. |
The total liability of the Company under said Policy and any endorsements therein shall not exceed, in the aggregate, the face amount of said Policy and costs which the Company is obligated under the Conditions and Stipulations thereof to pay.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed as extending or changing the Effective Date of said Policy, unless otherwise expressly stated.
Signed under seal for the Company, but this Endorsement is to be valid only when it bears an authorized countersignature, this the ____ day of ___________ , 20 ____ .
This endorsement is issued as part of the policy. Except as it expressly states, it does not (i) modify any of the terms and provisions of the policy, (ii) modify any prior endorsements, (iii) extend the Date of Policy or (iv) increase the Amount of Insurance. To the extent a provision of the policy or a previous endorsement is inconsistent with an express provision of this endorsement, this endorsement controls. Otherwise, this endorsement is subject to all of the terms and provisions of the policy and of any prior endorsements.
For issuing guidelines on this form, see Guidelines.