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· 2/7/1992

Sylvester v. Animal Emergency Clinic of Oahu

Citations

  • 825 P.2d 1053
  • 72 Haw. 560
  • 1992 Haw. LEXIS 13

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that “this court’s policy [is] to foster amicable, efficient, and inexpensive resolutions of disputes” through compromise or settlement rather than by litigation
  • acknowledging that \the law favors the resolution of controversies through compromise or settlement rather than by litigation\
  • acknowledging that “the law favors the resolution of controversies through compromise or settlement rather than by litigation”
  • observing that “the law favors the resolution of controversies through compromise or settlement rather than by litigation”
  • observing that a settlement agreement “not only brings finality to the uncertainties of the parties, but is consistent with [the Hawai̒i Supreme Court’s] policy to foster amicable, efficient, and inexpensive resolutions of disputes.”
  • \[A settlement] is an amicable method of settling or resolving bona fide differences or uncertainties and is designed to prevent or put an end to litigation.\ (Citation and internal quotation marks omitted.)

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Judges: Lum, Padgett, Hayashi, Wakatsuki, Moon

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