Buysse v. Baumann-Furrie & Co.

SIMONETT, Justice.

We granted the petition of St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company (St. Paul F. & M.) to review an unpublished decision of the court of appeals reversing summary judgment entered in St. Paul F. & M.’s favor after a remand from this court in Buysse v. Baumann-Furrie & Co., 448 N.W.2d 865 (Minn.1989) (.Buysse I). We now reverse in part, affirm in part, and remand.

This complex accounting malpractice lawsuit was abruptly ended in the fourth week of trial, when plaintiffs Buysse and defendant Baumann-Furrie entered into a stipulation for entry of judgment. The parties stipulated…