Legal Opinion
Bank of New York v. Hoyt
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided August 28, 1985No. Civ. A. 84-0659-SPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SELYA, District Judge.
On November 29,1984, The Bank of New York (BONY), plaintiff herein, filed this suit against four defendants, Russell L. Hoyt, R. Perry Harris, Herbert L. Finley, and Radcliffe L. Romeyn, Jr. In its eight count complaint, BONY alleged that the defendants were jointly and severally liable for the payment of a certain mortgage note (Note) by reason of their respective affiliations with the partnership obligor and in their capacity as guarantors. Jurisdiction was premised on diversity of citizenship and the existence of a controversy of the requisite…
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