Gorshe v. Watersmeet Township School District

Defendant appeals as of right from a judgment finding it liable to plaintiffs for damages based upon a breach of fiduciary duty and negligence.

This action was initially brought by two former customers of Computer Payroll and Accounting Systems, Inc. (hereinafter CPAS) against defendant bank. CPAS had previously arranged with plaintiffs, all employers, to perform designated payroll services. CPAS, on behalf of the employers, would calculate and pay the employees’ federal, state, and local withholding taxes, calculate the employees’ net pay, and prepare the net payroll checks. Plaintiffs would…