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ANDREW SHEBAY & CO., P.L.L.C. v. BISHOP

No. 01-12-00118-CV.

429 S.W.3d 644 (2013)

ANDREW SHEBAY & COMPANY, P.L.L.C., Appellant v. George M. BISHOP, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Overruled June 27, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gus E. Pappas , Heather L. Lingle , Dabney & Pappas, Houston, TX, for Appellant.

George M. Bishop , Chappell Hill, TX, David H. Melasky , Houston, TX, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Justice JENNINGS, BLAND, and MASSENGALE.

OPINION

JANE BLAND, Justice.

In this case, we examine whether a criminal conviction for income tax evasion and knowingly filing a false tax return bars a subsequent civil claim for accounting malpractice that arises out of the preparation and filing of the return. We conclude that it does.

Background

In 1994, George Bishop hired Andrew Shebay & Company PLLC to prepare his personal income tax return for 1991. Shebay delegated the task...

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