Legal Opinion
Watson v. Brown
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided August 10, 1984No. 9564PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
HAYASHI, J.
This is an appeal from a trial court’s summary judgment decision ruling out self-help eviction in a commercial lease, and from the trial court’s decision to treble a $ 12,000 general damages award in the subsequent jury trial to $36,000 under antitrust law. We reverse, holding that summary judgment was improper, as was the application of antitrust law.
On October 4, 1972, plaintiffs-appellees Noel Watson, dba The Depot, Inc. entered into a lease agreement with Resort Shops of Kona, to lease store space in its shopping center for a period of five years. During…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Mendes v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Cassaundra Spinks v. TaylorSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
- Spencer v. Commercial Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1902
- United States v. BotelhoDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1973
- Rodeway Inns of America v. AlpaughDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- State v. BlackshireHawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 1993
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- Smith v. Chaney Brooks Realty, Inc.Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 1994
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