FERREIRA v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

No. 7864.

657 P.2d 1066 (1983)

Florence C. FERREIRA, Individually and as Executrix of the Estate of Henry Ferreira, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant, and Vivian M. Carvalho and Charles D. Carvalho, Defendants. Vivian M. CARVALHO and Charles D. Carvalho, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant, and John Does 1-10; Jane Does 1-10; Doe Partnerships 1-10; Doe Corporations 1-10; Roe "Non-Profit" Corporations 1-10; Roe Governmental Entities 1-10, Defendants.

Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaii.

Reconsideration Denied March 1, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burnham H. Greeley, Honolulu (Susan P. Walker, Stacey J. Hendrickson and Nadine Y. Ando, Honolulu, on briefs, Carlsmith, Carlsmith, Wichman & Case, Honolulu, of counsel), for defendant-appellant General Motors Corporation.

John A. Chanin, Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee Florence C. Ferreira.

Anson O. Rego, Waianae, for plaintiffs-appellees Vivian M. Carvalho and Charles D. Carvalho.

Before BURNS, C.J., and HEEN and TANAKA, JJ.


TANAKA, Judge.

In a wrongful death action and a personal injury case which were consolidated for trial, defendant General Motors Corporation ("GMC") appeals from the judgment in favor of Florence C. Ferreira ("Ferreira"), individually and as executrix of the estate of Henry Ferreira, and Vivian M. Carvalho and Charles D. Carvalho (collectively "the Carvalhos").

GMC asserts numerous grounds of error. However, the sole issue dispositive of this appeal is whether...

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