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UEOKA v. SZYMANSKI

Nos. 25575, 25870.

114 P.3d 892 (2005)

107 Hawai`i 386

Meyer M. UEOKA, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Ryoichi Okuno, Deceased, Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant-Appellee, v. Michael J. SZYMANSKI, Defendant/Counterclaimant-Appellant, and Title Guaranty Escrow Services, Inc., and John Does 1-5, Defendants, and Joseph W. Hartley, III, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee, v. Meyer M. Ueoka, Special Administrator of the Estate of Ryoichi Okuno, Deceased, Defendant/Crossclaimant/Crossclaim Defendant-Appellee, and Michael J. Szymanski, Defendant/Crossclaimant/Crossclaim Defendant-Appellant. Bank of Hawai`i, Special Administrator of the Estate of Ryoichi Okuno, Deceased, Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant-Appellee, v. Michael J. Szymanski, Defendant/Counterclaimant-Appellant, and Title Guaranty Escrow Services, Inc.; and John Does 1-5, Defendants, and Joseph W. Hartley, III, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee, v. Bank of Hawai`i, Special Administrator of the Estate of Ryoichi Okuno, Deceased, Defendant/Cross-Claimant/Cross-Claim Defendant-Appellee, Michael J. Szymanski, Defendant/Cross-Claimant/Cross-Claim Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

Reconsideration Denied July 18, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald I. Heller and Laura Anderson (of Torkildson, Katz, Fonseca, Moore & Hetherington) in No. 25575 and James T. Paul, Judy A. Tanaka, and Colin A. Yost (of Paul, Johnson, Park & Niles) in No. 25870, Honolulu, on the briefs, for defendant/counterclaimant-appellant and defendant/crossclaimant/crossclaim defendant-appellant Michael J. Szymanski.

William F. Crockett (of Crockett & Nakamura), Wailuku, on the briefs, for plaintiff-intervenor-appellee Joseph W. Hartley, III.

MOON, C.J., LEVINSON, NAKAYAMA, and DUFFY, JJ. with ACOBA, J., concurring separately and dissenting.

Opinion of the Court by DUFFY, J.

This case involves two contracts to sell and purchase the same real property. The parties to the first contract are plaintiff/counterclaim defendant-appellee Ryoichi Okuno1 and defendant/counterclaimant-appellant Michael J. Szymanski; the parties to the second contract are Szymanski and plaintiff-intervenor-appellee Joseph W. Hartley, III. Szymanski filed two separate appeals, which we consolidated. Szymanski...

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