Legal Opinion

Leyson v. Steuermann

Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals

Decided April 17, 1985No. 8746; CIVIL NO. 6238PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

BURNS, C.J.

Plaintiff Cresencio Leyson (Leyson) appeals the judgment in favor of defendant Nicholas Steuermann, M.D. (Steuermann), pursuant to the jury’s special verdict finding Steuermann not negligent. We affirm.

The issues and our answers are as follows:

1. Having failed to object during Steuermann’s opening statement and having objected only on grounds of materiality during direct examination of Steuermann, may Leyson contend on appeal that remarks in Steuermann’s opening statement and certain testimony of Steuermann during examination by his counsel constitute an…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Schloendorff v. Society of the New York HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
  2. Jerry W. Canterbury v. William Thornton Spence and the Washington Hospital Center, a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
  3. Weathers v. Kaiser Foundation HospitalsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
  4. Scott v. BradfordSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
  5. Nishi v. HartwellHawaii Supreme Court · 1970

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. In Re Hawaii Federal Asbestos Cases. (Four Cases) David K. Kaiu Lillian M. Kaiu v. Raymark Industries, Inc., a Corporation, Formerly Known as Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., and Fibreboard Corporation, Formerly Known as Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, Antonia Beatrix Sawyer, Individually and as Special Administratrix of the Estate of Stephen Charles Sawyer, Deceased and as Guardian Ad Litem for Andrew John Sawyer, Corrina Antonia Sawyer, and Margaret Ann Sawyer, All Minor Children v. Raymark Industries, Inc., a Corporation, Formerly Known as Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., and Fibreboard Corporation, Formerly Known as Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, Toledo Monderen Maria L. Monderen v. Raymark Industries, Inc., a Corporation, Formerly Known as Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., and Fibreboard Corporation, Formerly Known as Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, Ted Mina, Personal Representative for the Estate of Mariano Gamurot, Deceased Domingo Del Rosario Alice C. Digos v. Fibreboard Corporation, Formerly Known as Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation a Delaware Corporation, and Raymark Industries, Inc., a Corporation, Formerly Known as Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., Ted Mina, Personal Representative for the Estate of Mariano Gamurot, Deceased Domingo Del Rosario Alice C. Digos v. Raymark Industries, Inc., a Corporation, Formerly Known as Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., and Owens-Illinois, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
  2. State Ex Rel. Bronster v. United States Steel Corp.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Carr v. StrodeHawaii Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Ashe v. Radiation Oncology AssociatesTennessee Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Inlandboatmen's Union v. Sause Bros., Inc.Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 1994

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