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ruling in Madera County Superior Court in 2008 that the 49-lot Sum- ner Hill subdivision is a private, gated community that has exclusive rights to the river. Therefore, it can bar the public and the Rio Mesa developers from going through the subdivision to get to the river, the ruling said. The homeowners were pitted against a Rio Mesa partnership of three major builders including the McCaffrey Group, which is headed by local builder Bob McCaffrey. Around 2004, the McCaffrey Group and two partners fellow home builder Gary McDonald (who no longer is part of the group, Ardaiz said) and commercial developer Lyles Diversified bought almost 1,600 acres of the Peck Ranch, east of High- way 41 on both sides of Road 204. The proposed devel- opment called for about 5,200 homes, a trail, and public access that would pass through Sumner Hill to reach the river.

But soon after close of escrow, it became appar- ent that Sumner Hill prop- erty owners had a right to block Rio access to the river, so they sued Rio Mesa Holdings in 2006, putting the development in jeopardy, Ardaiz and Michael said. After Fidelity National lawyers failed to success- fully defend Rio access to the river, it left Rio Mesa Holdings no choice but to seek restitu- tion from the title compa- ny through the courts, Ardaiz and Michael said Monday. The successful verdict has severe repercussions for title companies across the country, the lawyers said. effectively says to the title company industry to be more careful about what they do and that California insurance laws are very strict and are designed to the lawyers said in a news release. Ardaiz and Michael said the $25 million was the biggest judgment in re- cent Fresno County histo- ry.

But the money does not cover all of the dam- age done to the Rio Mesa development by losing access to the river. Because Fidelity Na- tional was found to be operating in bad faith, Ardaiz said, a second phase of the trial could result in the title company paying millions of dollars in fees. Pablo Lopez: 559-441-6434, FROM PAGE 2A RIO MESA.