1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. P.3d
  4. 106 P.3d
  5. 106 P.3d 1096 (2005)
 

IN RE ESTATE OF CAMPBELL

No. 24430.

106 P.3d 1096 (2005)

106 Haw. 453

The ESTATE OF James CAMPBELL, Deceased.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

February 18, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evan R. Shirley, Honolulu and Gregory A. Ferren (Shirley & Associates), on the briefs, for Petitioners-Appellants KITV-4 and The Honolulu Star-Bulletin.

J. Thomas Van Winkle, Katherine G. Leonard, Joanne L. Grimes, and Jennifer S. Vicente (Carlsmith Ball LLP), Honolulu, on the briefs, for Respondents-Appellees The Trustees of the Estate of James Campbell.

MOON, C.J., LEVINSON, NAKAYAMA, and ACOBA, JJ. and Circuit Court Judge McKENNA, in place of DUFFY, J., Recused.

Opinion of the Court by ACOBA, J.

We hold that (1) the term "interested person" as defined in Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 560:1-201 (Supp.2003) does not include a party interested solely in challenging a closure order in a probate proceeding;1 (2) a common law presumption of judicial openness accompanies probate proceedings, which may be overcome only upon a showing of strong countervailing reasons that outweigh the public's...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases