Floyd v. Kosko

Appellant Jesse J. Floyd sued his personal attorney, respondent George C. Kosko, for breach of contract, negligence and professional malpractice. The trial court granted Kosko’s motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

This is a companion case to Floyd v. McFadden, 327 S. E. (2d) 73 (S. C. 1985). Floyd was sued in 1976 by the survivors of Nancy J. Stewart in a medical malpractice action. He forwarded the suit papers to both Kosko and his malpractice insurance carrier’s attorney, J. Means McFadden. The Stewart suit was commenced in the wrong court. After a conversation between McFadden and…