Legal Opinion
Jacobson v. Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 18, 1977No. 77 Civ. 108 (HFW)PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WERKER, District Judge.
In this securities class action arising out of the failure of the Walter Reade Organization, Inc. (“Reade”), 1 defendant Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. (“PMM”), a partnership of certified public accountants which served as the independent auditor for Reade, moves to dismiss the complaint brought against it by Hans Jacobson (the “plaintiff”) for failure to allege fraud with the degree of particularity required by Rule 9(b), Fed.R.Civ.P., and for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, Rule 12(b)(6), Fed.R.Civ.P. 2 PMM’s motion is granted herein…
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