Hawaii Revised Statutes 661-2 – Judgment against claimant when
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 661-2
- Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
Upon the trial of any cause in which any counterclaim or other demand is set up on the part of the State against any person making claim against the State, the court shall, without the intervention of a jury, hear and determine the claim or demand both for and against the State and claimant; and if upon the whole case it finds that the claimant is indebted to the State, it shall render judgment to that effect.