Legal Opinion
H & R BLOCK, INC. v. Testerman
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 25, 1975No. [No. 174, September Term, 1974.]PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevine, J.
We granted a Writ of Certiorari in this case to consider the ultimate question whether one may recover punitive damages, and may include mental anguish as an element of compensatory damages, in an action for negligent preparation of income tax returns. A decision by the Circuit Court for Montgomery County (Miller, J.) sitting without a jury, rejecting these damage claims, was reversed by the Court of Special Appeals in Testerman v. H & R Block, Inc., 22 Md. App. 320, 324 A. 2d 145 (1974).
In their declaration, appellees, Glenn B. Testerman and Grace I. Testerman (jointly referred to as the…
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