Legal Opinion
First National Bank of Bluefield v. Crawford
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided November 3, 1989No. CC991PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Justice:
We accepted this certified question in order to determine if lack of privity of contract between an accountant and a bank is a complete defense to the bank’s suit against the accountant for professional negligence in preparing a financial statement.
On July 25, 1986, the First National Bank of Bluefield (the bank) filed suit in the Circuit Court of Mercer County against Harry Robert Crawford, a certified public accountant (the accountant). 1 The complaint alleged that the accountant had been professionally negligent in preparing a financial statement for Erps Construction Co.…
2Cases cited48 opinions
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- H. Rosenblum, Inc. v. AdlerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1983
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3Cited by22 opinions
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