Bernard Levine, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Wiss & Co. and Herbert Rudnick, Defendants-Appellants

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the Appellate Division, holding that a court‑appointed accountant who provides a binding valuation in a matrimonial dispute is not immune from negligence liability because he acts as an appraiser, not an arbitrator. The Court reasoned that the accountant owed the ordinary professional duty of care and that the functional role, not the appointment, determines immunity.