Wong v. Takeuchi

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the circuit court abused its discretion in reducing, without explanation, prevailing party’s request for costs
• holding that “[m]eals are not taxable costs” because “the necessity of eating lunch is severable from and unrelated to the litigation”
• holding that the “total amount awarded to all parties may not exceed the maximum amount allowable under the statutory schedule!!,]” which was in effect prior to the twenty-five percent cap
• holding a defendant to be the \prevailing party\ within the meaning of Haw. Rev. Stat.S 607-14 even though the plaintiff's action was dismissed on summary judgment on laches or statute of limitations grounds.
• observing that Hawai`i Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 54(d), which is identical to DCRCP Rule 54(d
• holding a defendant to be the “prevailing party” within the meaning of Haw.Rev.Stat. § 607-14 even though the plaintiffs action was dismissed on summary judgment on laches or statute of limitations grounds.

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).