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· 8/5/1980

Beerman v. Toro Manufacturing Corp.

Citations

  • 615 P.2d 749
  • 1 Haw. App. 111
  • 1980 Haw. App. LEXIS 116

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that plaintiffs did not need to identify the specific defective lawn mower to sustain their claim of a design defect
  • allowing consumer standing under § 480-13 while assuming that standing of businesses was a foregone conclusion
  • barring recovery of damages for personal injury under HRS chapter 480
  • barring recovery of damages for personal injury under HRS chapter 480
  • “Punitive damages awarded against one tortfeasor do not constitute double recovery with respect to a judgment against another tortfeasor since the purpose of punitive awards is to punish a particular offender rather than to compensate the victim for its injury.” (citations omitted)
  • defectively designed power lawn mower

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Judges: Hayashi, Padgett, Burns

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