LOUI v. OAKLEY

No. 4568.

50 Haw. 260 (1968)

438 P.2d 393

DR. FLORENCE CHINN LOUI v. PATRICIA OAKLEY.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

March 1, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willson C. Moore, Jr. (Henshaw, Conroy & Hamilton of counsel) for defendant-appellant.

Wallace S. Fujiyama (Chung, Vitousek, Chuck & Fujiyama of counsel) for plaintiff-appellee.

RICHARDSON, C.J., MIZUHA, MARUMOTO, ABE AND LEVINSON, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT BY LEVINSON, J.

This case presents the novel question whether a plaintiff injured in a series of automobile accidents, occurring months and years apart, may recover from the first tort-feasor damages resulting from all the accidents if the jury is unable, by a preponderance of the evidence, to apportion the damages among the various accidents.

The accident for which the defendant-appellant was responsible occurred on August 4, 1961. Before...

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