STATE v. TRADEWINDS ELEC. SERV. & CONTR.

No. 16675.

908 P.2d 1204 (1995)

80 Hawai`i 218

STATE of Hawai`i for the Use and Benefit of AMERON, INC., dba Ameron HC & D and Wisdom Industries, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees, and State of Hawai`i for the Use and Benefit of Amfac Distribution Hawai`i, Inc., Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee, v. TRADEWINDS ELECTRICAL SERVICE & CONTRACTING INC.; United Pacific Insurance Company; Highway Construction, Ltd.; John Does 1-10; Jane Does 1-10; Doe Corporations 1-10; Doe Partnerships 1-10; Doe Entities 1-10; and Doe Governmental Units 1-10, Defendants-Appellees, and Felix Romero, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

December 28, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas R. Cole, on the briefs, Wailuku, Maui, for defendant-appellant Felix Romero.

Russell Y. Tsuji (Reuben S.F. Wong and Erik W. Wong with him on the brief; Law Offices of Reuben S.F. Wong, of counsel), Honolulu, for defendant-appellee Highway Construction, Ltd. and United Pacific Insurance Company.

John A. Hoskins and Patricia K. Wall, Reinwald, O'Connor, Marrack, Hoskins & Playdon, Honolulu, for plaintiffs-appellees Ameron, Inc. dba Ameron HC & D and Wisdom Industries, Inc. (no brief filed).

Sheryl L. Nicholson and Elizabeth Kent (Paul, Johnson, Alston & Hunt, A Law Corporation, of counsel), Honolulu, for plaintiff-intervenor-appellee Amfac Distribution Hawai`i, Inc. (no brief filed).

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


NAKAYAMA, Justice.

Defendant-appellant Felix Romero (Romero)1 appeals from the September 30, 1992 order granting defendants-appellees Highway Construction, Ltd. (Highway) and United Pacific Insurance Company's (UPIC) motion for summary judgment. In granting the motion for summary judgment, the circuit court attempted solely to resolve the issue of subrogation. In its order, the circuit court stated that claims for indemnification, reimbursement...

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