Children's Wish Foundation International, Inc. v. Mayer Hoffman McCann, P.C.

RICHARD B. TEITELMAN, Judge.

Children’s Wish Foundation, International, Inc. (CWF) filed a professional negligence action against Mayer Hoffman McCann, P.C. (Mayer Hoffman) and CBIZ Accounting, Tax & Advisory of Kansas City, Inc. (CBIZ) relating to Mayer Hoffman’s audit of CWF’s financial statements and CBIZ’s preparation of CWF’s tax returns. The jury returned verdicts in favor of Mayer Hoffman and CBIZ.

In its sole point on appeal, CWF contends the trial court erred in submitting a contributory negligence instruction. The central premise of the comparative fault rule is that the law should…