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Ferreira v. Hon. Star-Bulletin

Supreme Court of Hawaii
Nov 4, 1960
44 Haw. 581 (Haw. 1960)

Summary

considering that other jurisdictions term various awards as nominal damages, ranging from $300 to 6 cents, and, noting that " vast majority of cases hold that nominal damages are a token award only and usually adjudge one dollar to be the amount" adopting the majority rule

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Opinion

No. 4123.

November 4, 1960.

TSUKIYAMA, C.J., CASSIDY, WIRTZ AND LEWIS, JJ., AND CIRCUIT JUDGE MIZUHA IN PLACE OF MARUMOTO, J., RESIGNED.

O.P. Soares for the petition.


The petition for rehearing filed in the above-entitled cause by plaintiff-appellant is denied without argument. The grounds set forth therein have been carefully considered, and we find that they cover points which were fully considered by this Court in arriving at its decision on the appeal.

Accordingly, further consideration of the appeal is without warrant.


Summaries of

Ferreira v. Hon. Star-Bulletin

Supreme Court of Hawaii
Nov 4, 1960
44 Haw. 581 (Haw. 1960)

considering that other jurisdictions term various awards as nominal damages, ranging from $300 to 6 cents, and, noting that " vast majority of cases hold that nominal damages are a token award only and usually adjudge one dollar to be the amount" adopting the majority rule

Summary of this case from Zanakis-Pico v. Cutter Dodge, Inc.
Case details for

Ferreira v. Hon. Star-Bulletin

Case Details

Full title:WM. C. FERREIRA v. HONOLULU STAR-BULLETIN, LIMITED

Court:Supreme Court of Hawaii

Date published: Nov 4, 1960

Citations

44 Haw. 581 (Haw. 1960)
357 P.2d 112

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