Legal Opinion
Cootey v. Sun Investment, Inc.
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided May 15, 1986No. 9168; CIVIL NO. 6320PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
WAKATSUKI, JJ.
This case comes before this court on petition for certiorari by the County of Hawaii from the Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA).
The Appellants, Patrick and Yvonne Cootey, suffered damages when their house and lot were flooded five times between December 1978 and March 1980. The Cooteys believed that these floodings occurred as a result of the development of Unit I of the Puukapu Acres subdivision, mauka of their property. They brought suit for damages against Sun Investment, Inc., the developer of Unit I, JHK Tanaka, Inc. (Tanaka), the engineering firm…
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