Legal Opinion
Clarkin v. Reimann
Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
Decided December 23, 1981No. 7323, 7324PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
BURNS, J.
These two cases which involve the same parties and adjoining parcels of land were consolidated for trial. In each case the plaintiff lost on his complaint and the defendant lost on his counterclaim. Each party appeals the decisions against him.
Plaintiff Clarkin contends that because of the substantial risk of prejudicial confusion, the lower court abused its discretion by consolidating the two cases for trial, pursuant to Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure (HRCP), Rule 42(a). Especially, but not solely, because the two cases were tried before a judge and not a…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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3Cited by23 opinions
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