Cooper v. Paap

Hannon, Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Delbert N. Cooper and Cathryn C. Cooper sued Dolores Paap for negligently omitting a 1960 deed to the State of Nebraska in an abstract Paap prepared for the Coopers during a 1981 land purchase. The Coopers learned of the omitted deed after the State of Nebraska initiated condemnation proceedings in 1997 based on rights granted to it in the omitted deed, and the Coopers subsequently sued Paap in 1999. On cross-motions for summary judgment, the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Paap, holding that the Coopers’ claim was time barred. The Coopers appeal…