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· 11/13/1978

Kang v. Harrington

Citations

  • 587 P.2d 285
  • 59 Haw. 652
  • 1978 Haw. LEXIS 230

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 claim for punitive damages “is not an independent tort, but is purely incidental to a separate cause of action”
  • “An award of punitive damages is purely incidental to the cause of action.”
  • $2,500 punitive damages on $1,800 general damages

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Judges: Richardson, Kobayashi, Ogata, Menor, Well

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