Is a partner entitled to indemnity against a negligent accountant?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hughes v. Baldwin, 2003 BCSC 1891 (CanLII):
In MacDonald v. Schmidt (No.2), [1992] B.C.J. No. 230 (Q.L.) (S.C.), the other partners sought indemnity against the negligent accountant. The case was argued in the context of agency principles arising from section 7 of the Partnership Act.
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