Smith v. Klein

Appellant, George Smith, III, is a certified public accountant. He was hired in April 1981 by Man-co Tape, Inc. From the newly created post of financial vice president, appellant was expected to supervise the accounting department and also perform financial planning functions to conform with the growth of the company.

At the time of appellant’s arrival at Manco, the day-to-day operations of the accounting department were performed by a staff of clerks, supervised by a controller. Appellant had been with Manco for only a few days when the controller resigned. The position of controller remained…