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Shaner v. Kraus

Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaii
Mar 19, 2010
226 P.3d 521 (Haw. Ct. App. 2010)

Summary

In Shaner, 2010 WL 1056870 at *2–4, we held that the plaintiff, the personal representative of an employee of a tree-removal company who was electrocuted when part of the crane he was riding in hit a live high-voltage wire, raised a triable issue of fact as to whether a peculiar risk existed where the plaintiff produced evidence that the homeowners had hired the contractor after a previous company refused to remove the trees because they were too close to high-voltage electrical lines and that decedent's company admitted it violated safety directives as specified in the crane manual.

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Opinion

No. 29379.

March 19, 2010.


Memorandum Opinions Vacated remanded.


Summaries of

Shaner v. Kraus

Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaii
Mar 19, 2010
226 P.3d 521 (Haw. Ct. App. 2010)

In Shaner, 2010 WL 1056870 at *2–4, we held that the plaintiff, the personal representative of an employee of a tree-removal company who was electrocuted when part of the crane he was riding in hit a live high-voltage wire, raised a triable issue of fact as to whether a peculiar risk existed where the plaintiff produced evidence that the homeowners had hired the contractor after a previous company refused to remove the trees because they were too close to high-voltage electrical lines and that decedent's company admitted it violated safety directives as specified in the crane manual.

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In Shaner, we addressed whether evidence regarding the employee's work was sufficient for a jury to consider whether a peculiar risk existed.

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Case details for

Shaner v. Kraus

Case Details

Full title:Shaner v. Kraus

Court:Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaii

Date published: Mar 19, 2010

Citations

226 P.3d 521 (Haw. Ct. App. 2010)
122 Haw. 351

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