WAKABAYASHI v. HERTZ CORP.

No. 7769.

660 P.2d 1309 (1983)

David WAKABAYASHI, Plaintiff, Cross-Appellee, v. The HERTZ CORPORATION, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant. JOHN DOES 1-10; Jane Does 1-10; Doe Partnerships 1-10; Doe Corporations 1-10; Roe "Non-Profit" Corporations 1-10; and Roe Governmental Entities 1-10, Defendants, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Third-Party Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

Reconsideration Denied March 14, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burnham H. Greeley, Honolulu (Susan P. Walker, Stacey J. Hendrickson, Stephen A. Jones, Honolulu, with him on the briefs; Carlsmith, Carlsmith, Wichman & Case, Honolulu, of counsel; Otis M. Smith and Nicholas J. Wittner, General Motors Corp., Detroit, Mich., with him on reply briefs; of counsel, General Motors Corp.), for appellant General Motors Corp.

Stephen B. MacDonald, Honolulu (Cades Schutte Fleming & Wright, Honolulu, of counsel), for cross-appellant Hertz Corp.

James F. Ventura, Honolulu (Sidney K. Ayabe, Honolulu, with him on the briefs; Libkuman, Ventura, Ayabe & Hughes, Honolulu, of counsel), for cross-appellee Wakabayashi.

Before LUM, NAKAMURA, PADGETT and HAYASHI, JJ.


NAKAMURA, Justice.

The Hertz Corporation (Hertz) appeals from a judgment awarding David Wakabayashi (Wakabayashi) $150,000 for injuries sustained in a single-car accident involving an automobile he rented from Hertz and the vehicle's manufacturer, General Motors Corporation (General Motors), appeals from a judgment indemnifying the rental agency for its liability. Finding no reversible error affecting the verdict in favor of Wakabayashi, we affirm the judgment against...

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