Naki v. Hawaiian Elec. Co., Ltd.

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 antenna wire, energized as a result of resting on a bare spot on her electric wires. The trial court found that the defendant was negligent because its trouble shooter failed to inspect the plaintiff’s premises properly and thereby to discover the dangerous condition which resulted in the plaintiff’s injury; because he failed to warn the plaintiff of the dangers…