Bloudell v. Wailuku Sugar Co.

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

HEEN, J.

Plaintiffs Russell Bloudell and Charlotte Bloudell (Bloudells) appeal from a judgment entered in favor of defendant Wailuku Sugar Company (WSC). The appeal raises two questions: (1) Was the jury’s verdict supported by substantial evidence, and (2) Did the court err in declining to exclude witness Richard T. Hill (Hill) from the courtroom prior to his testifying? We answer yes and no and affirm.

On the morning of March 3, 1977, Bloudells were proceeding by automobile in an easterly direction on Kuihelani High way towards Kahului airport on the island of Maui to…