· 7/10/1990
Kauhane v. Acutron Co., Inc.
Citations
- 795 P.2d 276
- 71 Haw. 458
- 1990 Haw. LEXIS 46
How courts have described this case
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- holding that, once the plaintiff withdrew his appeal, the circuit court's judgment became final for res judicata purposes
- holding that, once the plaintiff withdrew his appeal, the circuit court’s judgment became final for res judicata purposes
- stating that state circuit court’s judgment became final for res judicata purposes once plaintiff’s appeal withdrawn
- stating that the central criterion to determine an identity of claims is whether the two suits arise “out of the same transactional nucleus of facts”
- doctrine of res judicata serves to conserve judicial resources
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Judges: Lum, Padgett, Hayashi, Wakatsuki, Moon
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