Legal Opinion

Acoba v. General Tire, Inc.

Hawaii Supreme Court

Decided October 20, 1999No. 19451PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by

KLEIN, J.

This appeal arises out of a products liability action by plaintiff-appellant Shirley Acoba (Acoba), individually and as special administrator of the Estate of Renato Romero (Romero) and on behalf of their minor daughter, Renalee Romero (Renalee), against defendants-appellees General Tire, Inc. (General Tire), Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. (Firestone), Dillingham Construction Pacific, Ltd. dba Hawaiian Bitumuls & Paving Co. (Dill-ingham), Rubber Master/Countrywide Industries (Countrywide), and Caterpillar, Inc. (Caterpillar) (collectively, defendants).

On appeal,…

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