Kukea v. Keahi

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

FREAR, J.

The plaintiff obtained a verdict for the land and $67.58 damages in an action of ejectment at the January Term, 1892, of the Supreme Court. Defendant’s counsel excepted to the verdict as contrary to the law and the evidence and gave notice of a motion for a new trial, and afterwards within the ten days allowed by statute filed such motion. In May of the same year plaintiff’s counsel moved that defendant’s motion for a new trial be disposed of, but it does not appear that any further action was taken until June 29, 1896, when new counsel for the plaintiff made a…