Legal Opinion

Murphy v. Mellon Accountants Professional Corp.

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided May 23, 1989No. 54A01-8809-CV-305PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERTSON, Judge.

William G. and Mildred V. Murphy appeal a grant of summary judgment in favor of Mellon Accountants, P.C., the defendants below, in the Murphys' action alleging fraud, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of a professional employment contract.

We affirm.

The cireumstances precipitating this litigation can be briefly summarized. The Murphys and Jack Mellon, president of Mellon Accountants, P.C., were longtime friends and business associates. Jack Mellon and Mellon Accountants, P.C., began doing accounting work for the Murphys and the Murphys' business, Murphy Oil…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Plymale v. UprightIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
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  3. Lucas v. FrazeeIndiana Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. Hope Lutheran Church v. ChellewIndiana Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. Peoples Trust Bank v. BraunIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983

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3Cited by9 opinions

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