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TORRES v. NORTHWEST ENGINEERING CO.

No. 15953.

949 P.2d 1004 (1997)

86 Hawai`i 383

Anna TORRES, individually and as Special Administratrix of the Estate of Fernando Torres, Deceased, and Carol Torres, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. NORTHWEST ENGINEERING COMPANY, John Does 1-10, Jane Does 1-10, Doe Partnerships 1-10, Roe Non-Profit Organizations 1-10, and Roe Governmental Entities 1-10, Defendants-Appellees.

Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawai`i.

Reconsideration Denied December 22, 1997.

As Amended January 28, 1998.

Certiorari Denied January 30, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert R. Takahashi, Stanford H. Masui, and Danny J. Vasconcellos (Takahashi & Masui, of counsel), Honolulu, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Arthur F. Roeca and Keith K. Hiraoka (Roeca, Louie & Hiraoka, of counsel), Honolulu, for defendants-appellees.

Before BURNS, C.J., and WATANABE and ACOBA, JJ.

WATANABE, Judge.

This lawsuit arises from an industrial accident in which a crane manufactured and sold by Defendant-Appellee Northwest Engineering Company (Northwest) tipped over and crushed its operator, Fernando Torres (Torres). Torres subsequently died from injuries he sustained in the accident.

Plaintiff-Appellant Anna Torres (Anna), the widow of Torres, individually and as Special Administratrix of the Estate of Fernando Torres, and Plaintiff-Appellant...

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