Davis v. Dyson

              SIXTH DIVISION
December 19, 2008
No. 1-07-2927
EVELYN DAVIS, JOHN F. BUKACEK, )
RICHARD ABEL, TEODORA M. BERMUDEZ, )
MAXIMO C. BERMUDEZ, ALBERT BOWEN, )
DANIEL GILMOUR, EWA GRIGAR, PETER )
GRIGAR, N. CHUNG KANG, AGATA )
ZAWIERTA, and JAN ZAWIERTA, Individually ) Appeal from the
and on Behalf of Granville Beach Condominium ) Circuit Court of
Association, Inc., ) Cook County, Illinois.
)
Plaintiffs-Appellants, )
)
v. ) No. 04 CH 19293
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JOE DYSON, PAULA FAILLA, DAVID )
HAMILTON, MICHAEL JONES, LILLIAN )
LAPALIO, AUGUSTINE MARRON, MARY ) Honorable
ANN MAYFIELD, TIM PATULA, DAVID ) Dennis Burke
SIEGEL, and ANNA SKALKA, ) Judge Presiding.
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Defendants-Appellees )) (Granville Beach Condominium Association, Inc., ))
Defendant). )
JUSTICE JOSEPH GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiffs, homeowners in the Granville Beach Condominium Association (Association),
brought suit against former members of the Association’s board of directors. They alleged that
the property manager embezzled more than $550,000 from the Association, and the former
directors failed to take proper precautions to protect the Association from such losses. As a
result, plaintiffs sought damages against the former directors for this alleged breach of fiduciary