MOLFINO v. YUEN

No. SCWC-10-0000150.

339 P.3d 679 (2014)

134 Haw. 181

Geoffrey MOLFINO, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Christopher J. YUEN, in his capacity as Planning Director, County of Hawai`i; County Of Hawai`i, Respondents/Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

November 13, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Van Name Esser , Honolulu, for petitioner.

Laureen L. Martin , Wailuku, for respondents.

RECKTENWALD, C.J., NAKAYAMA, McKENNA, and POLLACK, JJ., and Circuit Judge NAKASONE, in Place of ACOBA, J., Recused.


I. Introduction

At issue in this appeal is whether this court should impose a duty of reasonable care on the Planning Department of the County of Hawai`i to a property owner, leading to potential negligence liability for damages allegedly sustained due to the Planning Department's failure to maintain...

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