Thayer v. Hicks

Montana Merchandising, Inc. brought this action against the accounting firm of Seman, Koontz, Jacobsen & Bloomgren (Bloomgren) in the District Court of the Eighth Judicial District, Cascade County, claiming damages arising from Bloomgren’s negligent performance of an audit of Intermountain Merchandising, Inc., and its negligent misrepresentation of financial information in that audit. By a vote of 9 to 3, a jury returned a verdict in favor of Montana Merchandising in the amount of $339,308. Bloomgren appeals. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

The following issues are raised on appeal:

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