DINES v. PACIFIC INS. CO., LTD.

No. 17433.

893 P.2d 176 (1995)

78 Hawai`i 325

Wayne DINES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., Respondent-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

Dissenting Opinion Amended April 13, 1995.

Majority Opinion Amended April 17, 1995.

Reconsideration Denied April 24, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Mark Polsky and Burton D. Gould of Polsky & Gould, on the briefs, Paia, Maui, for petitioner-appellant Wayne Dines.

Glenn J. Stanford and Gary W.K. Au Young, on the briefs, Honolulu, for respondent-appellee Pacific Ins. Co., Ltd.

Before MOON, C.J., and KLEIN, LEVINSON, NAKAYAMA and RAMIL, JJ.


LEVINSON, Justice.

The petitioner-appellant Wayne Dines appeals the order of the second circuit court denying his petition to compel arbitration with his automobile liability insurance carrier, the respondent-appellee Pacific Insurance Company, Ltd. (Pacific), regarding his claim for uninsured motorist (UM) benefits. The outcome of Dines's appeal turns on whether, under Hawai`i law, a named insured under an automobile liability insurance policy, who is injured...

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