Legal Opinion
Wegad v. Howard Street Jewelers, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 28, 1992No. 90, September Term, 1991PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASANOW, Judge.
Howard Street Jewelers filed suit against its accountant, Gilbert Wegad, C.P.A., for professional malpractice based upon his failure to detect that the jewelry store’s cashier was embezzling funds. On February 20, 1990, the case went to trial before a jury and the Honorable William N. Nickerson in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County.
The case was submitted to the jurors on a special verdict sheet which required them to answer four questions: (1) Was Gilbert Wegad guilty of negligence in performing accounting services for Howard Street Jewelers?; (2) Was the lawsuit filed…
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