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AKAMINE v. HAWAIIAN PACKING AND CRATING CO., LTD.

No. 5096.

495 P.2d 1164 (1972)

Dependents of Edward K. AKAMINE, Deceased, Claimants-Appellants, v. HAWAIIAN PACKING AND CRATING CO., LTD., Employer-Appellee, and Theo H. Davies and Company, Ltd., Insurance Carrier-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

April 7, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. King, Honolulu (Bouslog & Symonds, Honolulu, of counsel) for appellants.

Donald A. Beck, Honolulu (Cades, Schutte, Fleming & Wright, Honolulu, of counsel), for appellees.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., and MARUMOTO, ABE, LEVINSON and KOBAYASHI, JJ.

RICHARDSON, Chief Justice.

On January 19, 1968, Edward K. Akamine reported for work at his place of employment, Hawaiian Packing and Crating Company. He was working the 4:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. shift. His duties that evening consisted of unloading, stacking and handtrucking fifteen to twenty pounds of cargo from container trucks to bays approximately fifty feet away. About 9:30 or 10:00 p.m., Mr. Akamine collapsed while pushing a loaded handtruck. Upon collapsing,...

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