Legal Opinion
Coll v. McCarthy
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided February 7, 1991No. 14105PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
MOON, J.
Plaintiff-Appellant Edward Coll (Coll) appeals from an order granting summary judgment in favor of Defendant and Counterclaim Plaintiff-Appellee Hawaiian Insurance & Guaranty Company, Ltd. (HIG). HIG cross-appeals from an order denying attorney’s fees. We affirm the summary judgment in favor of HIG and reverse the order denying attorney’s fees based on our finding that the complaint brought by Coll against HIG was frivolous.
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In April 1985, while riding his moped, Coll was injured as a result of being struck by an automobile owned by Dawn Murray (Murray). At the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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