Legal Opinion
Cashman v. Coopers and Lybrand
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 10, 1993No. 2-92-1473PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE INGLIS
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiffs, a group of shareholders and some former directors and officers of Stotler Group, Inc. (SGI), appeal from an order of the circuit court of Lake County which dismissed their complaint under section 2 — 615 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/ 2 — 615 (West 1992)). Plaintiffs had sued Coopers & Lybrand, an accounting firm (the accountants), alleging breach of contract, negligence and fraud. The circuit court dismissed plaintiffs’ third amended complaint based on a lack of standing and for failure to state a claim for…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Philip Joseph Twohy, Jr. v. The First National Bank of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Zokoych v. SpaldingAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- Mann v. Kemper Financial Companies, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1992
- Holland v. Arthur Andersen & Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1984
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3Cited by21 opinions
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