Legal Opinion
Kurokawa v. Blum
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 24, 1988No. B022884PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ROTH, P. J.
Statement of the Case
Plaintiff Koko Kurokawa (Kurokawa) appeals from the judgment entered in favor of defendant Robert Beaumont (Beaumont) following a hearing on Beaumont’s motion for summary judgment.
Kurokawa sought in excess of $10 million in compensatory damages and $25 million in punitive damages based upon Beaumont’s alleged breach of an oral agreement made in 1965 between the two to cohabit, to help each other in business ventures, and to jointly accumulate, share and account for property and income. Alleging Beaumont had failed to honor his promises upon termination…
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