FISHER v. FIRST STAMFORD BANK AND TRUST CO.

No. 59, Docket 84-7258.

751 F.2d 519 (1984)

Charles FISHER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FIRST STAMFORD BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided December 20, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Schancupp, New Haven, Conn. (Philip R. Shiff, Law Office of Shiff & Schancupp, New Haven, Conn., of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

David M. Cohen, Stamford, Conn. (Stephen A. Finn, of Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky, Stamford, Conn., of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Before VAN GRAAFEILAND and CARDAMONE, Circuit Judges and MacMAHON, District Judge.


CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:

We affirm a judgment for plaintiff and reject his employer's attempt to avoid its obligation under a stock option contract. In an attempt to set aside the agreement defendant argues that its principal officer lacked authority to enter into such an agreement, that the contract was not supported by adequate consideration and was not in writing, that legal conditions precedent to its performance had...

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