Opinion ID: 1855904
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 11

Heading: Antique Property

Text: The trial court excluded antique property not included in the Coe home when the trust department took pictures of the home and had its contents appraised. Prior to the date when the bank photographed the home and had its items appraised, Herbert Coe and Vickie Coe removed some antique items from the home. At an even earlier date, Herbert Coe attempted to sell the more valuable antiques of his mother's estate to an antique broker in Nebraska. These antiques, known as the Covert antiques, were the subject of extensive litigation in Nebraska. After the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled the antiques belonged to the Lelah Coe Estate, the trustee indicated by letter an intent to bring these antiques within the trust because Herbert Coe had placed his mother's estate within the trust. We believe the Covert antiques and all other antiques formerly located in the Coe home are part of the trust. The trustee should attempt to recover any antiques removed from the Coe home, but the trustee is not responsible for any loss of antiques removed from the home.