LESSER v. BOUGHEY

No. 21331.

965 P.2d 802 (1998)

88 Hawai`i 260

Richard A. LESSER and Hruska and Lesser, a Law Partnership, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. James D. BOUGHEY and Boughey, Garvie and Bushner, a Law Partnership, Defendants-Appellees

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

October 27, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis W.E. O'Connor, of Reinwald O'Connor & Playdon, On the Briefs, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Sidney K. Ayabe and Diane W. Wong, of Ayabe, Chong, Nishimoto, Sia & Nakamura, Honolulu, for Defendants-Appellees.

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


MOON, Chief Justice.

This appeal arises from the first circuit court's order dismissing the complaint of plaintiffs-appellants Richard Lesser and Hruska and Lesser, a Law Partnership [hereinafter, Lesser] on the grounds of forum non conveniens.

On February 21, 1997, Lesser filed a complaint against defendants-appellees James Boughey, and Boughey, Garvie and Bushner, a law partnership [hereinafter Boughey] in the first circuit court. On June 30, 1997, Boughey...

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