Clifford v. Clifford

Appellee has moved to dismiss appellant’s appeal from a portion of the amended decree of divorce awarding a fee of1 $1,250 to her attorney. The motion is based on appellant’s failure to observe rules 73 (b), 73 (c) and 75 (a) of Hawaii Rules of Civil -Procedure and rule 8 (c) of the rules of this court.

Under Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure, the sole jurisdictional requirement for appeal is that the notice of appeal be filed within thirty days from the entry of the judgment appealed from. (H.R.C.P., Rule 73 fa}.) Appellant met this requirement by filing his notice of appeal on July 12, 1958.…