PL III, LLC v. Puu Lani Ranch Corp.

• Court: Hawaii Supreme Court
• Decided: October 11, 2019
• Docket: SCWC-14-0001115
• Status: Published

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 11-OCT-2019 02:13 PM SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII

PL III, LLC, a Hawaii limited liability company; ARICK B. YANAGIHARA; MICHAEL H. NEKOBA; WILLIAM G. BOYLE; and ANITA MATSUZAKI, Petitioners/Plaintiffs-Counterclaim Defendants-Appellants, vs.

PUU LANI RANCH CORP., a Hawaii corporation, Respondent/Defendant-Counterclaimant-Appellee, and F. NEWELL BOHNETT, as Trustee under that certain unrecorded Revocable Living Trust Agreement dated July 29, 1981, made by F. Newell Bohnett, as Settlor; and F. NEWELL BOHNETT, in his individual capacity, Respondents/Defendants-Appellees.

PL III, LLC, a Hawaii limited liability company; ARICK B. YANAGIHARA; MICHAEL H. NEKOBA; WILLIAM G. BOYLE; and ANITA MATSUZAKI, Petitioners/Counterclaim Defendants-Appellees, vs.

PUU LANI RANCH CORP., a Hawaii corporation, Respondent/Defendant-Counterclaimant-Appellant, and F. NEWELL BOHNETT, as Trustee under that certain unrecorded Revocable Living Trust Agreement dated July 29, 1981, made by F. Newell Bohnett, as Settlor; and F. NEWELL BOHNETT, in his individual capacity, Respondents/Defendants-Appellants.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX, CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX, and CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CIVIL NO. 11-1-433K) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Nakayama, Acting C.J., McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ., and Circuit Judge Somerville, in place of Recktenwald, C.J., recused)

Petitioners/Plaintiffs-Counterclaim Defendants-

Appellants’ Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on

September 3, 2019, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, October 11, 2019.

/s/ Paula A. Nakayama

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Richard W. Pollack

/s/ Michael D. Wilson

/s/ Rowena A. Somerville