Guanzon v. Kalamau

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

WIRTZ, J.

Plaintiff-appellant filed this action to recover damages for personal injuries and property damage suffered as a result of defendant-appellee driving an automobile into the rear of plaintiff’s automobile which was at a complete stop in obedience to a traffic signal. Defendant was driving a 1956 Packard automobile belonging to one Jukuma Tahara on Fort Street in Honolulu on April 14, 1961. As be approached the intersection of Fort and King Streets *331at five miles an hour lie noticed that the traffic light was against him. He applied the brakes which he said had…