RICH v. TOUCHE ROSS & CO.


69 A.D.2d 778 (1979)

Norman Rich et al., as Trustees of The West Side Corp. Profit Sharing Plan, on Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated, Respondents, v. Touche Ross & Co., Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

April 5, 1979


While the allegations as to wrongdoing and fraud by defendant-appellant are for the most part conclusory, the complaint does contain one allegation that we think requires that the complaint be sustained under our liberal rules of pleading. In paragraph 26, the complaint alleges that defendant, a firm of certified public accountants, "did not attempt to discover Weis' [the client's defaulting stockbroker] true financial condition". The fair meaning of the accountant's certification...

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