Kaili v. Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co.

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

KEMP, J.

This is an action for damages for personal injuries brought by the plaintiff Abraham K. Kaili against the Inter-Island Steam Navigation Company, Limited. The injury for which the plaintiff seeks to hold the defendant liable in damages was caused by his right foot being *778caught between the side of the Mauna Kea, the defendant’s vessel upon which plaintiff was a passenger, and Kuhio wharf at Hilo, as the vessel was maneuvering to depart. The trial before a jury resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiff for $5000 and the defendant brings the case here…