Boyko v. Millican
Plaintiff Mireille Robinson lost $450,000 in a 2006 transaction facilitated by her then attorney, plaintiff John M. Boyko. Mireille passed away on July 31, 2010, but this case proceeded to trial to address the question of who, if anyone, should be held to account to Mireille’s estate for her financial loss.[1]
Following a jury trial, the trial court entered judgment on the operative complaint in favor of Boyko and against defendant Patrick R. Millican in the amount of $765,543.99, which represented the initial $450,000 plus interest as specified in a promissory note signed by Millican in favor of Boyko (even though Mireille was the source of the funds). The court stated in a subsequent order that the “[d]amages awarded to Boyko shall be paid to†Mireille. Although the jury found defendant Sailor J. Kennedy took part in tortious wrongdoing that harmed plaintiffs, the judgment does not include an award of damages against Kennedy. With regard to Millican’s cross-complaint against Boyko and Mireille, the court entered judgment in favor of cross-defendants Boyko and Mireille. Millican and Kennedy separately raise numerous contentions of error, but we affirm the judgment as well as various postjudgment orders.
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