When an Accountant Has Behaved Negligently Causing Damage to a Third

question 26

Multiple Choice

When an accountant has behaved negligently causing damage to a third party, the third party ________.

• A)can claim privity of contract with the defendant
• B)cannot bring a tort action against the accountant to recover damages
• C)cannot sue accountants for breach of contract
• D)cannot claim constructive but not actual fraud on part of the defendant

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Definitions:

Club Mosses

Ancient group of non-flowering plants with a vascular system, resembling mosses but genetically closer to ferns.

Lycopodiophyta

A division of vascular plants, also known as clubmosses, that are characterized by their leafy stems and cone-like structures.

Pteridophyta

Pteridophyta refers to a group of vascular plants that reproduce via spores and do not produce flowers or seeds, commonly known as ferns.

Anthocerophyta

A phylum of plants known as hornworts, characterized by a flat thallus and a sporophyte that resembles a long horn.