BRUNSWICK CORPORATION v. GALAXY COCKTAIL LOUNGE, INC.

No. 5321.

513 P.2d 1390 (1973)

BRUNSWICK CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GALAXY COCKTAIL LOUNGE, INC., and Jane K. Hu, Defendants, and Katherine K. Kwock, Defendant-Appellee, and City Bank of Honolulu, and First Hawaiian Bank, Garnishees.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

September 7, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Jones, Honolulu (Damon, Shigekane, Key & Char, Honolulu, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.

Frank K.H. Kim, Honolulu, for defendant-appellee.

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


LEVINSON, Justice.

This appeal is taken from an Order Granting Release of Prejudgment Garnishment in favor of defendant-appellee, filed on June 19, 1972. The sole issue before us is whether the Hawaii prejudgment garnishment procedure regarding bank accounts violates the Due Process Clauses of the United States1 and Hawaii2 Constitutions. We hold that it violates both, and we affirm the order below.

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