Bartlett v. Jacobs

WALKER, Judge.

Plaintiff filed this action against defendant for professional negligence arising out of defendant’s preparation of plaintiffs personal income tax returns. Defendant answered alleging plaintiff’s contributory negligence as an affirmative defense and counterclaimed for fees owed for the preparation of the returns. The trial court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the professional negligence claim; however, defendant’s counterclaim remains pending.

Defendant is an accountant who owns a tax preparation business. Prior to opening his private practice, he was employed…