Legal Opinion
Grant Thornton v. Syracuse Savings Bank
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 10, 1992No. 1056, Docket 91-9159PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMBERS, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Syracuse Savings Bank, also known as Norstar Bank of Central New York (Syracuse or the bank), appeals from a summary judgment in favor of appellee Grant Thornton entered October 1, 1991 in the District of Connecticut, Warren W. Eg-inton, District Judge, dismissing Syracuse’s cross-claim for equitable subrogation.
The court held (1) that Syracuse was not entitled to discovery of a settlement agreement between Grant Thornton, a national accounting firm, and certain third party investors, (2) that Syracuse failed to state a claim under state law for equitable…
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