Dorothea W. Seymour v. Grant Thornton and Fox & Co.

HOLMES, District Judge.

Dorothea W. Seymour appeals the district court’s dismissal of her claims against the accounting firms of Grant Thornton and Fox & Company (“Fox”). Ms. Seymour sought indemnification for liability incurred by her in her capacity as co-trustee of the Pauline Brown Gillespie Trust (“Gillespie. Trust”). The district court held that Ms. Seymour’s active wrongdoing in administering the trust barred her from seeking indemnification from the trust’s accountants. The district court further held that the accountants owed no duty to Ms. Seymour to inform her of certain problems…