Legal Opinion
Beamer v. Nishiki
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided October 4, 1983No. 9054PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
HAYASHI, J.
Once again we must decide the propriety of summary judgment in a public figure defamation action. The present case has its roots in the allegations of underworld involvement which were the subject of this court’s opinion in Mehau v. Gannett Pacific Corp., 66 Haw. 134, 658 P. 2d 312 (1983), and, in addition, involves-basically the same defendants and election campaign presented in Rodriguez v. Nishiki, 65 Haw. 430, 653 P.2d 1145 (1982). Again we reach the same conclusion: this case presents genuine issues of material fact which require consideration by a jury.…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Hutchinson v. ProxmireSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Phoenix Savings and Loan, Inc. v. The Aetna Casualty and Surety CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- John W. Carson and Joanna Holland v. Allied News Company, an Illinois Corporation, and National Insider, Inc., an Illinois CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Wallace J. Courtney v. Canyon Television & Appliance Rental, Inc., David Manthei, Mark Bartholomew and Matt PinkertonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Dunlea v. DappenHawaii Supreme Court · 1996
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