· 6/3/1968
Basque v. Yuk Lin Liau
Citations
- 441 P.2d 636
- 50 Haw. 397
- 1968 Haw. LEXIS 132
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that a cause of action for damage caused by a leaking sewer pipe was barred by the statute of limitations
- extending Yoshizaki rule to property damage and remanding for determination of when plaintiff knew or should have discovered that an actionable wrong had been committed against his property
- discovery rule applies against machine manufacturer when injured plaintiff could not discover identity of manufacturer
- the two-year statute of limitations “applies to cases of injury to property as well as to injury to persons” (footnote omitted)
- discovery rule applies to real property cases
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Judges: Richardson, Mizuha, Marumoto, Abe, Levinson
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