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· 9/11/1981

Smothers v. Renander

Citations

  • 633 P.2d 556
  • 2 Haw. App. 400
  • 1981 Haw. App. LEXIS 242

How courts have described this case

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

  • “Attorney’s fees may not be awarded absent statute, agreement, stipulation, or precedent authorizing the allowance thereof.” (Citing Yokochi v. Yoshimoto, 44 Haw. 297, 353 P.2d 820 (1960
  • under HRS § 607-14, “[a] party seeking attorney’s fees has the burden to show that the fees are reasonable and that the fees are for services reasonably and necessarily incurred”
  • “Attorney’s fees may not be awarded absent statute, agreement, stipulation, or precedent authorizing the allowance thereof.” (Citing Yokochi v. Yoshimoto, 44 Haw. 297, 353 P.2d 820 (1960); 10 C. Wright & A. Miller & M. Kane, Federal Practice and Procedure: Civil § 2675 (1973).)

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Judges: Hayashi, Padgett, Burns

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