KAWAMOTO v. YASUTAKE

No. 4428.

410 P.2d 976 (1966)

Hatsue KAWAMOTO v. Jack T. YASUTAKE.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

February 1, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert Gould Levinson, Cobb & Gould, Honolulu, for appellant.

Eichi Oki, Myer C. Symonds, Bouslog & Symonds, Honolulu, for respondent.

Before CASSIDY, Acting C. J., WIRTZ, LEWIS, and MIZUHA, JJ., and FAIRBANKS, Circuit Judge, assigned by reason of vacancy.


MIZUHA, Justice.

Plaintiff, Hatsue Kawamoto, sued for personal injuries suffered on September 24, 1958 as a passenger in an automobile which was struck from the rear by an automobile driven by defendant Jack T. Yasutake. Liability was admitted by the defendant. A jury verdict was returned in plaintiff's favor, awarding $350.00 for special damages and $10,550 as general damages, on January 9, 1964. By its judgment, the trial court reduced the special damages to $256...

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