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· 5/4/1979

Western Surety Co. v. Loy

Citations

  • 594 P.2d 257
  • 3 Kan. App. 2d 310
  • 1979 Kan. App. LEXIS 200

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • A surety may be subrogated to creditor's right of action against public accountants who by negligently conducting an audit fail to discover defalcations.
  • county official frauds the county, insurer is permitted to sue county accountant who failed to detect the fraud
  • county may recover damages from a certified public accountant who negligently performs an audit

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Judges: Abbott, Rees, Meyer

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