HANAGAMI v. CHINA AIRLINES, LTD.

No. 9265.

688 P.2d 1139 (1984)

Gary M. HANAGAMI, individually, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Gary M. Hanagami aka Masayuki Hanagami; et al., Plaintiffs, v. CHINA AIRLINES, LTD., Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, and Unit Rig & Equipment Company, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, and Pan American World Airways, Inc., Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, and State of Hawaii, Department of Airports, as Roe Governmental Entity I, et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

September 26, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burnham H. Greeley, Honolulu (Dan T. Kochi and Jerold T. Matayoshi, Honolulu, with him on the briefs; Carlsmith, Carlsmith, Wichman & Case, Honolulu, of counsel), for defendant-appellant, cross-appellee Pan American World Airways, Inc.

Michael K. Kawahara, Honolulu (Vernon F.L. Char and Steven H. Levinson, Honolulu, with him on the briefs; Damon, Key, Char & Bocken, Honolulu, of counsel), for defendant-appellant, cross-appellee, China Airlines, Ltd.

Howard F. McPheeters, Honolulu (Gary L. Miller, Honolulu, with him on the briefs; Burke, Ashford, Sakai, McPheeters, Bordner & Gilardy, Honolulu, of counsel), for defendant-appellant, cross-appellee Unit Rig & Equipment Co.

Before LUM, C.J., and NAKAMURA, PADGETT, HAYASHI and WAKATSUKI, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The personal representative and survivors (plaintiffs) of Gary M. Hanagami (Hanagami), deceased, the employee of Pan American World Airways, Inc. (Pan Am), brought a wrongful death action against China Airlines, Ltd. (CAL), Unit Rig and Equipment Company (Unit Rig), Pan Am, and the State of Hawaii. CAL and Unit Rig, the alleged third party tortfeasors, cross-claimed against Pan Am claiming that Hanagami's death was caused by Pan Am's negligence, and therefore...

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