Smith v. New England Mutual Life Insurance

827 P.2d 635 (1992)

Bonnie L. SMITH, individually and as assignee of the Estate of Charles M. Harting, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 14442.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

February 7, 1992.

Archie T. Ikehara (Ward F.N. Fujimoto, with him on the brief), Fujiyama, Duffy & Fujiyama, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant New England Mut. Life Ins. Co.

David F. Simons, Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee Bonnie L. Smith.

Before LUM, C.J., and PADGETT, HAYASHI, WAKATSUKI and MOON, JJ.

MOON, Justice.

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