Scott v. Kona Development Co.

How courts have described this case

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

• “Defendant’s attorneys’ fees ... [were] not taxable in an action of assumpsit in which judgment of nonsuit [was] entered for failure of proof.”
• “[A] breach of the promise declared on is of the essence of the action of assumpsit.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

5 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Blair v. Ing
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 2001-09-10· cited 95×
• Canalez v. Bob's Appliance Service Center, Inc.
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1999-02-22· cited 52×
• Lucas v. Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1969-11-06· cited 23×
• Kamalu v. Paren, Inc.
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 2006-04-19· cited 8×
• Magoon v. Lord-Young Engineering Co.
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1916-03-18· cited 5×

Cites

22 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Allen v. Sewall
  New York Supreme Court· 1829-05-15· cited 59×
• Faulkner v. Hendy
  California Supreme Court· 1889-05-25· cited 16×
• Jansen v. Acker & Rich
  New York Supreme Court· 1840-05-15· cited 16×
• Makekau v. Kane
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1910-08-01· cited 11×
• Prunty v. Mitchell & Cobbs
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1882-01-25· cited 10×
• Nickerson v. Spindell
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1895-06-19· cited 9×
• Fenno v. Primrose
  U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts· 1902-05-15· cited 9×
• Bignold v. Carr
  Washington Supreme Court· 1901-03-30· cited 8×
• Porter v. Leache
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1885-01-21· cited 7×
• Fort v. Collins
  New York Supreme Court· 1839-05-15· cited 6×
• Bulkeley v. Welch
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1863-02-15· cited 6×
• Lieberman v. Brothers
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1893-06-15· cited 6×
• McBride v. Little
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1874-06-23· cited 5×
• William W. Bierce, Ltd. v. Waterhouse
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1909-11-06· cited 5×
• Heeia Sugar Plantation Co. v. McKeague
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1884-02-04· cited 4×
• Lowrie v. Baldwin
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1908-12-11· cited 4×
• Hennessy v. Bolles
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1859-11-12· cited 3×
• White v. Cushing
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1849-07-01· cited 2×
• Armour & Co. v. J. J. Ward & Co.
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1905-08-15· cited 2×
• Schroder v. Pinch
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1901-03-26· cited 2×