McKENNA v. VOLKSWAGENWERK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

No. 5655.

558 P.2d 1018 (1977)

Joseph McKENNA et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. VOLKSWAGENWERK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT et al., Defendants-Appellees, and State of Hawaii, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

January 18, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis E.W. O'Connor and Mark P. Bleuenstein, Honolulu (Anthony, Hoddick, Reinwald & O'Connor, Honolulu, of counsel), for plaintiffs-appellants.

Edmund L. Lee, Jr. and Robert E. St. Sure, Deputy Corp. Counsels, City & County of Honolulu, Honolulu, for defendants-appellees.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., and KOBAYASHI, OGATA, MENOR and KIDWELL, JJ.


KIDWELL, Justice.

In this action the parents and personal representatives of two sisters, who were killed in the collision of two automobiles, sought damages from the appellee (City) and others not parties to this appeal. At the close of a jury trial, a directed verdict and judgment was entered for the City and plaintiffs appeal. The appeal presents the question whether the intoxication of one of the drivers and his alleged excessive speed, as a matter of law, insulated...

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