Naki v. Hawaiian Elec. Co., Ltd.

50 Haw. 85 (1967)

431 P.2d 943

THELMA NAKI

v.

HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC CO., LTD., A HAWAII CORPORATION.

No. 4440.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

September 18, 1967.

RICHARDSON, C.J., MIZUHA, MARUMOTO, ABE AND LEVINSON, JJ.

Richard E. Stifel (Anderson, Wrenn & Jenks) for defendant-appellant, cross-appellee.

Hyman M. Greenstein and John E. Parks for plaintiff-appellee, cross-appellant.

OPINION OF THE COURT BY LEVINSON, J.

Sitting without a jury, the trial court held the defendant, Hawaiian Electric Co., Ltd., liable for injuries the plaintiff, Mrs. Thelma Naki, sustained when she came in contact with her copper radio…