SLAUGHTER v. RODDIE

No. 3407.

249 So.2d 584 (1971)

Joseph SLAUGHTER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eugene C. RODDIE d/b/a Roddie Tax Service, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 25, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mouton, Beard, Plaisance & Franques by James E. Mouton, Lafayette, for defendant-appellant.

William E. Logan, Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SAVOY, HOOD and MILLER, JJ.


SAVOY, Judge.

Joseph Slaughter brought this suit to recover damages he incurred for the wrongful preparation by defendant of his 1964 income tax return.

The record reveals that defendant had prepared income tax returns for the plaintiff for five or six years prior to the 1964 tax year. Plaintiff was in the air conditioning business, and at defendant's suggestion, he agreed to file a loss carry back on his 1964 tax return insofar as he was told he would be...

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