Richard v. Staehle

In 1979, the appellees brought a malpractice action against the appellant, who is their former accountant and a licensed attorney. They received a judgment in the Court of Common Pleas of Summit County for $14,888 which the appellant now challenges. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

The appellees, Henry S. Richard, Jr., and his wife Judith, went into the gasoline service station business in 1970. At that time, they retained a public accountant, James Snedden, d.b.a. Snedden & Company, to handle their financial affairs and business records. The Richards desired to pay their employees…