Russell v. American Guild of Variety Artists

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

KOBAYASHI, J.

Appellant, Kit Russell, brought suit in circuit court against appellees, American Guild of Variety Artists (A.G.V.A.) and A.G.V.A.’s Honolulu agent, Fred O’Brien, for damages resulting from a defamatory letter written and published by O’Brien while acting as an agent of A.G.V.A. This appeal comes from the trial court’s entry of judgment for appellees.

Because the trial court’s explicit findings of fact are particularly significant for purposes of this appeal, they are here included in toto.

“1. Defendant O’Brien was the Honolulu branch manager of Defendant…