GOROSPE v. MATSUI

Nos. 15007, 15155.

819 P.2d 80 (1991)

Loida GOROSPE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Megumi MATSUI, Defendant-Appellant. Bobbielyn HANOHANO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Patrick DUTRO, Jr., Defendant-Appellant, and John Doe 1 through John Doe 10, Roe Corporation and Doe Partnership, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

October 22, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey E. Henderson Jr. (Lee, Henderson & Wong, of Counsel), Honolulu, for defendants-appellants Matsui and Dutro.

James Ireijo, Hilo, for plaintiff-appellee Gorospe.

Michael Formby (Joe Moss and Michael F. McCarthy on the brief), Law Offices of Michael F. McCarthy, Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee Hanohano.

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


LUM, Chief Justice.

By way of interlocutory appeal, defendant-appellant Megumi Matsui and defendant-appellant Patrick Dutro appeal orders denying summary judgment in separate negligent actions arising from automobile accidents. The legal issue presented in both cases is identical.1

I.

Both motor vehicle accidents occurred during the minority of the plaintiffs-appellees. Both received...

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