SMOTHERS v. RENANDER

No. 7485.

633 P.2d 556 (1981)

F.L. SMOTHERS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arthur W. RENANDER, Jr., Defendant-Appellant, and Mukai, Ichiki, Raffetto & MacMillan, Defendants, v. HAWAIIAN TRUST COMPANY, LTD., Administrator for the Estate of Harry W. Green, Deceased, and as agent for the heirs-at-law of Harry W. Green; and Cyrus L. Green, Harry C. Green, Maymo Dawn Scott and Iris J. Falcom (heirs-at-law of Harry W. Green, Deceased), Intervenors-Appellees.

Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaii.

September 11, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Rosdil, Hilo, for defendant-appellant.

Edward M. Sanpei, Honolulu (Ethan D.B. Abbott, Honolulu, with him on the brief; Hamilton, Gibson, Nickelsen, Rush & Moore, Honolulu), for plaintiff-appellee.

David Waters, Honolulu (William C. McCorriston and Bettina W.J. Lum, Honolulu, on the brief; Goodsill, Anderson & Quinn, Honolulu), for intervenors-appellees.

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


BURNS, Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellee F.L. Smothers, Defendant-Appellant Arthur W. Renander, Jr., and Intervenor-Appellee Hawaiian Trust Company, Ltd. (HTC), were parties in a nonjury trial to determine the validity of and their respective rights under various oral and written agreements. The trial court found in favor of Smothers and HTC. Renander appeals the award of attorney's fees and costs to the victors.

The specific issue is whether the award of costs, expenses...

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