Legal Opinion
Haddon View Investment Co. v. Coopers
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided June 16, 1982No. 81-964PublishedCited by 138 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtClifford F. Brown, J.
The issue raised by plaintiffs-appellants is whether an accountant retained by a limited partnership to perform auditing and other services may be held responsible to an identifiable group of limited partners in such partnership for negligence in execution of those professional services.
This court has never determined whether an accountant can be held liable to the limited partners in a partnership for which accounting services are performed. The leading case on common law liability is Ultramares Corp. v. Touche, Niven & Co. (1931), 255 N.Y. 170, 174 N.E. 441, authored by Judge Benjamin…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ernst & Ernst v. HochfelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Ultramares Corp. v. ToucheNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- White v. GuarenteNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Bonhiver v. GraffSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- Rusch Factors, Inc. v. LevinDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1968
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3Cited by138 opinions
- Ernst & Young, L.L.P. v. Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 2001
- Byrd v. FaberOhio Supreme Court · 1991
- Bily v. Arthur Young & Co.California Supreme Court · 1992
- Ed Schory & Sons, Inc. v. FrancisOhio Supreme Court · 1996
- Bovee v. Coopers & Lybrand C.P.A.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
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