So the two sisters inherited the land, but never filed ownership at the Probate Office, so nobody knew that legally it was theirs. What kind of proof did the brother have that he owned the land? The land/estate did or didn't go thru probate? Surely the title company had some kind of proof.
This is what I've been wondering since the first post.
Filed ownership, never heard of such. The estate goes through probate whether the deceased owner died testate or intestate. The administrator or executor of the estate, whichever the case may be, probates it. That's how it's transferred to the sisters. They can gain ownership and be in a cave 1/2 way around the world and not have to do anything themselves. They don't even have to know they have an interest in the property. That's what the title search is for, obviously the attorney didn't search very well, or more likely his assistant/secretary . However, he's on the hook for it.
