Hanu v. Yamaichi

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

BANKS, J.

This case comes here on exceptions. The plaintiff sued the defendant for damages resulting from an alleged assault and battery and obtained a verdict in his favor in the sum of $2500. The defendant feeling himself aggrieved by certain rulings of the court below brought the case to this court for review. Both parties were employees of the Kahoolawe Ranch Company which was the owner of a sampan called the “KahoolaAve.” The defendant was the captain of the boat and the plaintiff was the engineer. In the early morning of August 8, 1925, the boat left the wharf at…