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KAWAIHAE v. HAWAIIAN INS. COMPANIES

No. 6666.

619 P.2d 1086 (1980)

Martha KAWAIHAE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HAWAIIAN INSURANCE COMPANIES, a Hawaii Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaii.

November 19, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter Davis, Davis, Witherwax, Playdon & Gerson, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant.

Sylvester V. Quitiquit, Cook, Choi, Yuda & Quitiquit, Hilo, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HAYASHI, C.J., and PADGETT and BURNS, JJ.

HAYASHI, Chief Justice.

Defendant-appellant Hawaiian Insurance Companies (HIC) appeals from an Order for Payment of Attorney's Fees and Taxation of Costs in favor of plaintiff-appellee. The jury in the trial below had denied the plaintiff's claim, as a dependent of the deceased, for no-fault insurance benefits.

The question raised on appeal is whether plaintiff's claim was fraudulent, frivolous and/or excessive so as to preclude the court from awarding attorney...

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