KATLEMAN v. U. S. COMMUNITIES, INC.

No. 40654.

249 N.W.2d 898 (1977)

197 Neb. 443

Joel M. KATLEMAN, Appellee, v. U. S. COMMUNITIES, INC., a Delaware Corporation and Pioneer National Title Insurance Company, a California Corporation, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

January 26, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Lindsay, Robert G. Decker, Omaha, for U. S. Communities, Inc.

James F. Kasher, Brady, Kasher & Pavel, P. C., Omaha, for Pioneer National Title Ins. Co.

Mark L. Laughlin, Zweiback & Laughlin, Omaha, for appellee.

Heard before WHITE, C. J., McCOWN, NEWTON, and BRODKEY, JJ., and RONIN, District Judge.


McCOWN, Justice.

The plaintiff, Joel M. Katleman, brought this action against the defendants, U.S. Communities, Inc., and Pioneer National Title Insurance Company, for the recovery of liquidated damages for breach of a contract for the purchase and sale of real estate. The District Court entered judgment in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendants in the sum of $15,000, and the defendants have appealed.

On September 6, 1973, the plaintiff, Joel M...

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