BERKNESS v. HAWAIIAN ELEC. CO., LTD.

Nos. 4369, 4421, 4422.

47 Haw. 479 (1964)

391 P.2d 869

PETER BERKNESS, ALSO KNOWN AS PER BJERKNESS v. HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; RONALD Y. HAMAMOTO; ANNA L.K. TATIBOUET, INDIVIDUALLY AND DOING BUSINESS AS ROYAL GROVE HOTEL APARTMENTS; B.M. HEEDE, INC.; B.M. HEEDE CALIFORNIA, INC.; B.M. HEEDE CANADA, INC.; AND B.M. HEEDE HAWAII, INC.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

April 28, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Tanaka and Noel A. Troy for motions.

Genro Kashiwa and Christopher Cobb, contra.

TSUKIYAMA, C.J., CASSIDY, WIRTZ, LEWIS AND MIZUHA, JJ.


Per Curiam.

By his complaint in this action plaintiff seeks recovery for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by contact with an uninsulated high-voltage line while he was working on the construction of an addition to a building owned by defendant Anna L.K. Tatibouet. Joined in the action were the several other defendants above-named. The complaint alleges that the injury was proximately caused by the negligence...

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