FLORES v. BARRETTO

No. 23071.

54 P.3d 441 (2002)

99 Hawai`i 270

Seagram FLORES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Renee BARRETTO, Defendant-Appellee. and John Does 1-10, Jane Does 1-10, Doe Partnerships, Corporations, and/or Other Entities 1-10, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

Reconsideration Denied October 23, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel R. Blair and Waiyee Carmen Wong, Koloa, on the briefs, for plaintiff-appellant.

Deborah S. Jackson, for defendant-appellee.

NAKAYAMA, RAMIL, and ACOBA, JJ.; ACOBA, J., concurring separately, with whom RAMIL, J., joins; and MOON, C.J., dissenting, with whom LEVINSON, J., joins.


Opinion of the Court by NAKAYAMA, J.

Plaintiff-appellant Seagram Flores appeals from the judgment of the fifth circuit court, the Honorable George M. Masuoka presiding, ordering Renee Barretto to pay Flores $8,239.15 in special damages and $7,500.00 in general damages, including court costs. On appeal, Flores asserts that the trial court erred when it concluded that a prior related arbitration finding was not binding upon it under the doctrine of collateral estoppel...

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