TAGAWA v. MAUI PUB. CO.

No. 4689

50 Haw. 648 (1968)

448 P.2d 337

THOMAS T. TAGAWA v. MAUI PUBLISHING COMPANY, LTD.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

December 3, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Vail and Meyer M. Ueoka for plaintiff-appellant.

J. Garner Anthony and John H.R. Plews (Robertson, Castle & Anthony of counsel) for defendant-appellee.

RICHARDSON, C.J., MARUMOTO, ABE AND LEVINSON, JJ. AND CIRCUIT JUDGE FELIX ASSIGNED BY REASON OF VACANCY.


Opinion of the Court by Richardson, C.J.

This is an appeal by plaintiff, a public official, from an order granting summary judgment to defendant newspaper publisher on the basis that there was no genuine issue as to "actual malice" as required by New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964).

The facts that gave rise to this action are detailed in our previous decision involving these same two parties,

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