Albert J. Wood v. R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company and Donnelley Receivables

OPINION OF THE COURT

CLARKSON S. FISHER, District Judge:

Before us is an appeal from an order granting summary judgment against appellant’s diversity suit for fraud. Because our review is plenary, we address the record and the issues in the same manner as would a district court when ruling on a summary judgment motion. Ashenbaugh v. Crucible, Inc., 1975 Salaried Retirement Plan, 854 F.2d 1516, 1522 (3d Cir.1988), ce rt. denied, — U.S. -, 109 S.Ct. 3155,104 L.Ed.2d 1019 (1989); Bushman v. Halm, 798 F.2d 651, 656 (3d Cir.1986). For the reasons discussed below, we have concluded that the lower…