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HOUSE v. ANE

No. 5513.

538 P.2d 320 (1975)

James Donald HOUSE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gilbert ANE et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

July 9, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Rost, Honolulu (Padgett, Greeley, Marumoto & Steiner, Honolulu, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert E. St. Sure, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Honolulu (Richard K. Sharpless, Corp. Counsel, Honolulu, of counsel), for defendants-appellees.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., KOBAYASHI, OGATA and MENOR, JJ., and Retired Justice LEWIS assigned by reason of vacancy.

OGATA, Justice.

This is an action for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. Both claims stem from the same 1971 incident, as a result of which plaintiff was arrested for and charged with disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor.1 At the close of plaintiff's case the circuit court directed a verdict for defendants on both counts, and plaintiff has appealed from the judgment. We affirm.

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