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COWAN v. FIRST INS. CO. OF HAWAII, LTD.

No. 6251.

608 P.2d 394 (1980)

Stuart M. COWAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FIRST INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAWAII, LTD., Defendant-Appellant, and Frank Cottle, Ardell Marina, Inc., and John Does I-X, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

March 12, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Rau, Cowan & Frey, Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellant.

Joseph T. Kiefer, Carlsmith, Carlsmith, Wichman & Case, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant First Ins. Co.

Albert Gould, Benjamin L. Carroll, III, Gould & McKenzie, Honolulu, for defendants-appellees.

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

RICHARDSON, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff-appellant Stuart M. Cowan and defendant-appellant First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Ltd. appeal an order entered by the first circuit court of the State of Hawaii dismissing plaintiff's complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants-appellees, Frank Cottle and Ardell Marina, Inc. We find that the circuit court erred in failing to find jurisdiction and vacate the order below.

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