Legal Opinion
Delmar Vineyard v. Timmons
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided April 7, 1972No. 166PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PARROTT, Judge.
Timmons & Company has appealed from the chancellor’s decree awarding Local 309 of United Steel Workers of America a judgment in the amount of $153,688.80 for losses allegedly suffered as a result of Timmons & Company’s negligently performing audits of the Union Store operated by Local 309.
Although the original bill has the sound of a tort action, it is an action for breach of contract and, in essence, a malpractice action. Complainants do not charge defendants with fraud but predicate their recovery on the grounds defendants negligently conducted audits of the Union…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Ultramares Corp. v. ToucheNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Ryan v. KanneSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
- Deyo v. . HudsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Gammel v. Ernst & ErnstSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1955
- National Surety Corp. v. LybrandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1939
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Dooley v. EverettCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1990
- John Martin Co. v. Morse/Diesel, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1991
- Ritter v. Custom Chemicides, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1995
- Cleckner v. DaleCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1986
- Underwood v. Waterslides of Mid-America, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1991
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