PETERKA v. DENNIS

No. A07-165.

764 N.W.2d 829 (2009)

Catherine F. PETERKA, Respondent, v. Stephen G. DENNIS, Certified Public Accountant, et al., Appellants, Todd R. Haugan, Attorney at Law, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

May 7, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Degnan, Diane B. Bratvold, Jonathan P. Schmidt, Briggs & Morgan, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota, for appellants.

Richard E. Bosse, Law Offices of Richard E. Bosse, Chtd., Henning, Minnesota, for respondent.

Thomas J. Shroyer, Peter A. Koller, Moss & Barnett, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Mary Catherine Lauhead, Law Offices of Mary Catherine Lauhead, St. Paul, Minnesota; Michael D. Dittberner, Clugg, Linder, Dittberner & Bryant, Ltd., Edina, Minnesota; Cheryl M. Prince, Hanft Fride, P.A., Duluth, Minnesota; and Joan H. Lucas, Lucas Family Law, LLC, St. Paul, Minnesota, for amici curiae Family Law Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association and American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Minnesota Chapter.


OPINION

PAGE, Justice.

Respondent Catherine F. Peterka sued appellant, Stephen G. Dennis, CPA, alleging breach of contract and that Dennis committed professional malpractice by applying an incorrect method to value marital property in the form of business assets during Catherine Peterka's divorce from her former husband. Catherine Peterka also named Dennis's employer, appellant Baune, Dosen & Co. (Baune Dosen), as a defendant in the suit. The district...

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