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· 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

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • 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  • stating that state circuit court’s judgment became final for res judicata purposes once plaintiff’s appeal withdrawn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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