Legal Opinion
Howell v. Associated Hotels, Ltd.
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided April 6, 1954No. NOS. 2917 AND 2940PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
STAINBACK, J.
This is an action at law brought by plaintiff to recover damages caused him by reason of the alleged wrongful withholding from him of certain personal property, namely, eighteen ektrachrome transparencies.
Plaintiff claims that the retention and withholding of the ektrachrome transparencies was wrongful and oppressive and without justification of law and seeks to recover therefor $4,419.10 as compensatory damages and $2,500 as exemplary damages.
The case was tried before a jury which returned a verdict for punitive damages in the sum of $1,850 and no special…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Wilson v. VaughnUnited States Circuit Court · 1885
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