BECKSTROM v. HAW'N DREDG. CO., LTD.

No. 3065.

42 Haw. 353 (1958)

WILLIAM E. BECKSTROM AND WILHELMINA MARGARET BECKSTROM v. HAWAIIAN DREDGING COMPANY, LIMITED, A HAWAIIAN CORPORATION.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

Decided March 24, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard K. Hoddick (Allen R. Hawkins with him on opening brief; Robert Won Bai Chang with them on reply brief) for appellants.

Martin Anderson (Anderson, Wrenn & Jenks on the briefs) for appellee.

RICE, C.J., STAINBACK AND MARUMOTO, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT BY STAINBACK, J.

This is an action to recover damages to plaintiffs' dwelling alleged to have been caused by the blasting activities of the defendant corporation. Plaintiffs' home was located in the Aina Haina subdivision in Honolulu; during the period covered by the complaint, namely, between October 3, 1949 and March 15, 1950, the defendant corporation was setting off high explosives in conjunction with a street extension project. The plaintiffs...

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