Mills v. Garlow

MACY, Justice.

This is an accountant malpractice case. Appellants John Mills and Toni Mills filed suit against appellee William C. Garlow essentially alleging that appellee’s negligent advice regarding a property exchange resulted in increased tax liability for appellants. The district court granted summary judgment to appellee on the basis of the statute of limitations.

We reverse.

Appellants describe the issue as:

WHETHER OR NOT THE PARK COUNTY DISTRICT COURT ERRED WHEN IT HELD THAT THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS RELATING TO ACCOUNTING MALPRACTICE HAD RUN UPON THE PLAINTIFFS’ CLAIM AGAINST…