C & K Petroleum Products, Inc. v. Equibank

OPINION OF THE COURT

COWEN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises from an order of the district court dismissing C & K Petroleum Product’s (“C & K”) complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. C & K’s amended complaint alleged fraud, detrimental reliance, and breach of a duty of good faith against the defendant, Equi-bank, related to certain checks issued by one of Equibank’s customers, Ropet, Inc. (“Ropet”), to C & K during a two week period in December, 1984. In its appeal to this Court, C & K also argues that Equi-bank failed to dishonor…