Stewart v. Brennan

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that the course of dealing between the parties is a surrounding circumstance to be considered when a contract is ambiguous
• in the course of holding that the trial court abused its discretion in granting a new trial, noting that “there was substantial evidence presented at trial to support the verdict”
• when the meaning of specific contractual terms is unclear, a court may consider extrinsic evidence, such as evidence of surrounding circumstances and the subsequent acts and conduct of the parties

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

16 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Kamaka v. Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 2008-02-14· cited 113×
• Cho Mark Oriental Food v. K & K International
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1992-09-09· cited 69×
• Aga v. Hundahl
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1995-03-24· cited 52×
• Pancakes of Hawaii, Inc. v. Pomare Properties Corp.
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 1997-08-01· cited 48×
• Malahoff v. Saito
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 2006-09-19· cited 25×
• Casumpang v. ILWU LOCAL 142
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 2005-10-18· cited 23×
• United Truck Rental Equipment Leasing, Inc. v. Kleenco Corp.
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 1996-12-10· cited 15×
• Stewart Properties, Inc. v. Brennan
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 1991-03-21· cited 12×
• University of Hawaii Professional Assembly v. Cayetano
  Ninth Circuit· 1999-07-14· cited 12×
• Cam's Broadloom Rugs, Inc. v. Buck
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1991-06-03· cited 5×
• Fawkner v. Atlantis Submarines, Inc.
  D. Hawaii· 2001-02-23· cited 3×
• Stallworth v. Boren
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2002-08-20· cited 3×
• University Of Hawaii Professional Assembly v. Benjamin J. Cayetano
  Ninth Circuit· 1999-07-14· cited 2×
• Sunday's Child, LLC v. Irongate AZREP BW LLC
  D. Hawaii· 2018-06-06· cited 1×
• Juan v. SHIROMA
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2007-02-13
• AOAO Queen Emma Gardens v. Ma
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2023-12-19

Cites

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

• Vassiliades v. Garfinckel's, Brooks Bros.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1985-05-13· cited 143×
• Stewart v. Budget Rent-A-Car Corporation
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1970-05-26· cited 118×
• Fairway Builders, Inc. v. Malouf Towers Rental Co.
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1979-07-03· cited 64×
• Hanagami v. China Airlines, Ltd.
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1984-09-26· cited 50×
• Orso v. City and County of Honolulu
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1975-04-18· cited 47×
• Wakabayashi v. Hertz Corp.
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1983-03-01· cited 42×
• Cook v. Oklahoma Board of Public Affairs
  Supreme Court of Oklahoma· 1987-03-31· cited 41×
• Ala Moana Boat Owners' Ass'n v. State
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1967-11-07· cited 37×
• Bachran v. Morishige
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1970-05-22· cited 34×
• Bishop Trust Co., Ltd. v. Central Union Church
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 1983-01-17· cited 34×
• Benuska v. Dahl
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1980-08-22· cited 33×
• Yoshie Miyasato Hokama v. Relinc Corp.
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1977-01-21· cited 32×
• Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. v. Dillingham Corp.
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1984-01-11· cited 31×
• In Re the Determination & Declaration of the Heirs of Keamo
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 1982-09-14· cited 24×
• Kometani v. Heath
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1967-09-20· cited 22×
• In Re Taxes, Aiea Dairy, Ltd.
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1963-02-25· cited 21×
• Havens v. Safeway Stores
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1984-03-24· cited 21×
• Quality Furniture, Inc. v. Hay
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1979-05-31· cited 21×
• DiTullio v. Hawaiian Insurance & Guaranty Co.
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 1980-08-18· cited 21×
• Leyson v. Steuermann
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 1985-04-17· cited 18×