Legal Opinion
Ventura County National Bank v. MacKer
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 9, 1996No. B094467PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GILBERT, J.
Negligent misrepresentation may be a species of deceit, but it is not a thoroughbred. Here we hold that in an action against accountants for negligent misrepresentation, the statute of limitations is two years. The trial court sustained a demurrer without leave to amend plaintiff’s cause of action for negligent misrepresentation because the action was barred by a two-year statute of limitations. We affirm.
Facts
Plaintiff, Ventura County National Bank (VCNB), sued defendant accounting firm for accounting malpractice. In its second amended complaint, VCNB alleged in its first…
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