· 10/4/2007
Porter v. Hu
Citations
- 169 P.3d 994
- 116 Haw. 42
- 26 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1253
- 2007 Haw. App. LEXIS 595
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding misconduct, but not gross and flagrant, where prosecutor suggested to jury it may convict if it believed it was reasonable that the defendant committed the crime
- discussing allegations that an agent “wrongfully lost his book of business as a result of the parent insurer’s misconduct”
- granting relief on a theory of unjust enrichment where an express contract “did not provide for redress of the specific harm done”
- stating “the absence of an adequate remedy at law” 1s a “necessary prerequisite” to bring a suit for an equitable remedy (citation and quotation marks omitted)
- “One who receives a benefit is of course enriched, and he would be unjustly enriched if its retention would be unjust.”
- \the damages alleged to have resulted from the tort are different in type and character from those arising under the equitable principle of unjust enrichment.\
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Judges: Foley, Fujise, Watanabe, Nakamura
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