Makaneole v. Gampon

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

HEEN, J.

In these consolidated cases, Plaintiff-Appellant George Makaneole (Makaneole) appeals from the judgment entered on the circuit court’s directed verdicts in favor of Defendants-Appellees Drake Gampon (Gampon) and Kauai Development Corp., dba Ohbayashi-Gumi, Ltd. (KDC). We vacate the judgment and remand for further proceedings.

I

In our review of the granting of a directed verdict, we apply the . same standard employed by the trial court. See Lussier v. Mau-Van Development, Inc., 4 Haw. App. 359, 667 P.2d 804 (1983).

[A] directed verdict may be granted only when…