Legal Opinion
Rodriguez v. Nishiki
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided November 10, 1982No. 7956PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
LUM, J.
Defendants-appellants appeal from the summary judgment entered in favor of plaintiffs-appellees, who brought this defamation action for statements made by appellants Wayne Nishiki and Rick Reed in the 1978 election campaign. From the evidence presented in the record, we find there are genuine issues of material fact. We accordingly reverse in part, affirm in part, and remand this case for trial.
I
During the 1978 election campaign, The Valley Isle, a biweekly newspaper published by defendant-appellant Valley Isle Publishers, Inc., ran an article written by…
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