Legal Opinion
Kamau Ex Rel. Lovell v. County of Hawaii
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided January 24, 1957No. NOS. 3030, 3031PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
STAINBACK, J.
These two cases, numbers 3030 and 3031, were consolidated for argument as both involve a single question of immunity or liability of the County of Hawaii for the negligence of its employees.
In case number 3030 the plaintiff-appellee filed a complaint by her guardian and next friend in the third circuit court of the Territory of Hawaii alleging that the County of Hawaii, a municipal corporation, operated and maintained the Hilo Memorial Hospital for hire and reward; that on September 30, 1950, plaintiff’s mother, Esther K. Kamau, was admitted to said…
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