Langaman v. Mike Salta Pontiac, Inc.

AMENDED OPINION OF THE COURT BY

BURNS, C.J.

Plaintiff-Appellant Pablo Langaman, Jr. (Langaman) appeals the denial of his request for $13,158.00 as reasonable attorney’s fees and the award of only $69.42. We reverse and remand for a redetermination of the amount of the award.

The two dispositive issues in this case and our answers to them are:

I. Whether Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) section 607-14 (1976) 1 limits the amount of reasonable attorneys’ fees that may be awarded under HRS section 476-19 (1976). 2 No.

II. Whether the trial court abused its discretion when it awarded only $69.42 as…