Hornstein v. Guarantee Insurance Co.

NESBITT, Judge.

Michael Hornstein (Seller) appeals a summary judgment entered in favor of Guarantee Insurance Company (Guarantee). We affirm.

The Seller conveyed to a purchaser (Buyer) certain real property under a warranty deed. The deed warranted that the property was free from all encumbrances. The attorney who conducted the title search of the property and prepared the abstract for the Buyer failed to discover two outstanding federal tax liens on the property. The attorney was insured under a professional liability policy issued by Guarantee. In order to remove the tax liens and extinguish…