GONSALVES v. FIRST INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAWAII, LTD.

No. 5341.

516 P.2d 720 (1973)

David GONSALVES and Victoria Aiu Gonsalves, on behalf of themselves and all persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FIRST INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAWAII, LTD., a Hawaii corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

December 4, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Winston Mirikitani, Honolulu (Mirikitani, Thurston & Tongg, Honolulu, of counsel), for plaintiffs-appellants.

Roland Q.F. Thom, Honolulu (Cades, Schutte, Fleming & Wright, Honolulu, of counsel), for defendant-appellee.

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


MARUMOTO, Justice.

Plaintiffs had a fire insurance policy for $31,000 issued by defendant on two dwelling buildings owned by them. The insurance on one building was $23,000, and on the other building was $8,000. Attached to the policy, as a part thereof, was "Dwelling Building(s) and Contents Broad Form" endorsement.

The endorsement provided, in section IX, paragraph 14, insurance against "Collapse of building(s)...

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