State ex rel. State Accident Insurance Fund v. Barkman

Defendants appeal the trial court’s summary judgment for third-party defendants (collectively AOL) and the ensuing dismissal of defendants’ claims for indemnity and contribution.1 SAIF Corporation, the plaintiff in the underlying action, had extensive business dealings with AOL. Defendants are accountants who provided professional services to AOL. SAIF alleges that defendants’ negligence and misrepresentations about AOL’s business and financial affairs, in conjunction with those services, caused damage to SAIF.2 Defendants allege that incorrect data was supplied to them and that the…