Bethlehem Steel Corp. v. Ernst & Whinney

REID, Chief Justice.

Permission to appeal was granted for the purpose of reviewing accountants’ liability to non-clients for negligence in the preparation of inaccurate audit reports, an issue that has not been considered by this Court.

This case presents an appeal by Bethlehem Steel Corporation (Bethlehem) from the judgment of the Court of Appeals, which reversed a judgment notwithstand ing the verdict (JNOV) entered by the trial court in favor of Ernst & Whinney. Bethlehem, which is engaged in the business of manufacturing steel, sued Ernst & Whin-ney, a national accounting firm, for damages…