State Supreme Court / Haw.

Robinson v. Ariyoshi

Decided December 29, 1982. William Shaw Richardson wrote the opinion for the court.

658 P.2d 287 · Cited 71 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

McBRYDE SUGAR COMPANY, LIMITED v. Robinson · 504 P.2d 1330
Robinson v. Ariyoshi · 441 F. Supp. 559
Ellis v. Crockett · 451 P.2d 814
Postal Telegraph Cable Co. v. City of Newport · 247 U.S. 464
O'BRIEN v. Great Northern Railroad Company · 421 P.2d 710
W. H. Greenwell, Ltd. v. Department of Land & Natural Resources · 436 P.2d 527
Big Island Small Ranchers Ass'n v. State · 588 P.2d 430
Reppun v. Board of Water Supply · 656 P.2d 57
Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois Foundation · 402 U.S. 313
Shelley v. Kraemer · 334 U.S. 1
Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc. · 398 U.S. 375
Great Northern Railway Co. v. Sunburst Oil & Refining Co. · 287 U.S. 358
Hudson County Water Co. v. McCarter · 209 U.S. 349
Brinkerhoff-Faris Trust & Savings Co. v. Hill · 281 U.S. 673
Market Street Railway Co. v. Railroad Commission of California · 324 U.S. 548
Osaka Shosen Kaisha Line v. United States · 300 U.S. 98
Glover v. Fong · 42 Haw. 560
Village of Tequesta v. Jupiter Inlet Corp. · 371 So. 2d 663
Baumann v. Smrha · 145 F. Supp. 617
Filipo v. Chang · 618 P.2d 295
Kamau Ex Rel. Lovell v. County of Hawaii · 41 Haw. 527
Meagher v. Minnesota Thresher Manufacturing Co. · 145 U.S. 608
In Re the Estate of Allen · 35 Haw. 501
Foster v. Waiahole Water Co. · 25 Haw. 726
United States v. Kahn · 251 F. Supp. 702

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In Re the Contested Case Hearing on Water Use, Well Construction, & Pump Installation Permit Applications, Filed by Wai'ola O Moloka'i, Inc. · 83 P.3d 664
Garcia v. Robinson · 135 Haw. 308
Chun v. Board of Trustees · 106 P.3d 339
Maui Tomorrow v. State, Board of Land & Natural Resources · 131 P.3d 517
In re Contested Case Hearing re Conservation District Use Application · 431 P.3d 752
State v. Chang · 445 P.3d 116
Kauai Springs, Inc. v. Planning Commission · 130 Haw. 407
In re the Trustees Under the Will & of the Estate of Campbell · 130 Haw. 183
State v. Lincoln · 825 P.2d 64
Chung Mi Ahn v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. · 126 Haw. 1
Dairy Road Partners v. Island Insurance Co. · 992 P.2d 93
State v. Stocker · 976 P.2d 399
State v. Garcia · 29 P.3d 919
Bynum v. Magno · 101 P.3d 1149
State v. Jess · 184 P.3d 133
Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest v. Hassell · 837 P.2d 158
State v. Miller. · 122 Haw. 92
State v. Magoon · 858 P.2d 712
State v. Brantley · 56 P.3d 1252

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