Legal Opinion
Young v. Honolulu Construction & Draying Co.
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided January 21, 1938No. 2293PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OP THE COURT BY
PETERS, J.
This is an action for death by a wrongful act of an adult son and brother accorded to dependents by section 4052, R. L. 1935. The text of the section is quoted in the margin. 1 The plaintiffs are the father, four minor brothers and a minor sister of the deceased.
There was a verdict for plaintiffs. Defendant prosecuted error.
The following are the consolidated assignments of error: 1. There was not sufficient evidence of defendant’s negligence to submit the case to the jury; 2. The deceased was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law which bars…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. McGinnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Hayes v. Michigan Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Duval v. HuntSupreme Court of Florida · 1894
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3Cited by17 opinions
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