Nerman v. Alexander Grant & Co.

HENRY WOODS, District Judge.

1. INTRODUCTION

The district court1 granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment on the plaintiffs’ state claims for fraud and negligence in two virtually identical cases, consolidated for trial.2 The plaintiffs in *719Lewis Nerman, et al. v. Alexander Grant & Company, et al. have appealed the district court’s order that their suit was not filed within the applicable five year statute of limitations.3 The defendants, Alexander Grant & Company n/k/a Grant Thornton (“Grant”) and individual Grant partners, have appealed the district court’s order in Michael Albert,…