Wolfington v. Wolfington Body Co.

HERRON, J.,

This opinion discusses the accountant-client privilege in conjunction with and support of this court’s ruling at the discovery hearing held on July 31, 2000, in which this court found that certain documents should be produced.

The underlying dispute concerns the value of the plaintiff’s shares of the defendant companies, shares which the companies will buy back pursuant to buy-sell agreements, and the alleged mismanagement of the companies which could have affected the value of these shares.

At the aforementioned discovery hearing this court was confronted with plaintiff’s motion to…