Territory of Hawaii ex rel. Moir v. Knell

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

HARTWELL, J.

Dpon the petition of John T. Moir, a citizen of the United States and of the Territory, residing at South Hilo, in .the county of Hawaii, and a taxpayer in said county, setting forth that the respondent had during the previous two months claimed to be lawfully entitled to hold the office and exercise the functions of police officer in and for the district of South Hilo, county of Hawaii, and as such officer had assumed the right and authority to perform the duties of such office and had claimed and was still claiming to be entitled to remuneration *136for his…