TOUCHETTE v. GANAL

No. 19020.

922 P.2d 347 (1996)

82 Hawai`i 293

Wendy TOUCHETTE, Individually and as Special Administratrix of the Estate of Michael Robert Touchette, deceased, as Special Administratrix of the Estate of Kalah Kim Touchette, deceased minor, and as Special Administratrix of Joshua Michael Touchette, deceased minor, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Mabel GANAL; Enivel, Inc. dba Young Laundry & Dry Cleaning; Island Insurance Company, Limited, Defendants-Appellees, and Orlando T. Ganal, Sr.; Dr. B.J. Williams; Dr. Corazon C. Hobbs, and Doe Defendants 1-100, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

July 10, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph P. H. Ahuna, Jr., Lionel M. Riley and John H. W. Yuen of the Law Offices of Joseph P. H. Ahuna, Jr., on the briefs, Kaneohe, for plaintiff-appellant Wendy Touchette, Individually, and as Special Administratrix of the Estate of Michael Robert Touchette, deceased, and Special Administratrix of the Estate of Kalah Kim Touchette, deceased minor, and as Special Administratrix of the Estate of Joshua Michael Touchette, deceased minor.

Ralph R. LaFountaine and Michael N. Tanoue of Matsumoto, LaFountaine & Chow, on the briefs, Honolulu, for defendant-appellee Mabel Ganal.

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


MOON, Chief Justice.

In this civil action concerning deaths and injuries stemming from an intentionally-started fire, plaintiffs-appellants Wendy Touchette, individually (Wendy) and as special administratrix [hereinafter, collectively, appellant] of the estates of Michael Robert Touchette (Michael), Kalah Kim Touchette (Kalah) and Joshua Michael Touchette (Joshua) [hereinafter, collectively, the Touchettes], appeal from the First Circuit Court's order granting defendant...

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