Riland v. Frederick S. Todman & Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtBirns, J.
In three causes of action, plaintiff-appellant charged members of an accounting firm with breach of fiduci*351ary duty, fraud and deceit, and professional malpractice or negligence.
In essence, defendants’ answer contains a general denial and various affirmative defenses. On this appeal we are concerned solely with plaintiff’s challenge to the first affirmative defense contained in the answer, namely, that the complaint fails to state a cause of action. Special Term denied plaintiff’s motion to strike the affirmative defense, holding, "Defendant may assert affirmative defenses addressed to the…
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