Bell Abstract & Title, Inc. v. Caro, Inc.

This case involves a controversy that arose out of the sale of a funeral home in Plattsmouth, Nebraska.

In March 1988, Kucera-Witzenburg, Inc. (Kucera), and Caro, Inc. (Caro), entered into an agreement for the sale of the Caldwell Funeral Home owned by Caro. Bell Abstract & Title, Inc. (Bell Abstract), as an agent for American Title Insurance Company (American Title), issued a title insurance policy naming Kucera as the insured, covering the property sought to be purchased by Kucera from Caro. The title insurance policy and a subsequent lender’s title insurance policy recited that the taxes on…