Legal Opinion

Hanagami v. China Airlines, Ltd.

Hawaii Supreme Court

Decided September 26, 1984No. 9265PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,.

The personal representative and survivors (plaintiffs) of Gary M. Hanagami (Hanagami), deceased, the employee of Pan American World Airways, Inc. (Pan Am), brought a wrongful death action against China Airlines, Ltd. (CAL), Unit. Rig and Equipment Company (Unit Rig), Pan Am, and the State of Hawaii. CAL and Unit Rig, the alleged third party tortfeasors, cross-claimed against Pan Am claiming that Hanagami’s death was caused by Pan Am’s negligence, and therefore, Pan Am is barred from recovering any workers’ compensation benefits pursuant to the Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 386-8…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Witt v. JacksonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
  2. Tsarnas v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. Glass v. Stahl Specialty CompanyWashington Supreme Court · 1982
  4. Brown v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1933
  5. Kamali v. Hawaiian Electric Co., Inc.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1972

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3Cited by47 opinions

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  5. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Pacific Rent-All, Inc.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1999

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