Hoomana Naauao O Hawaii ex rel. Maia v. Makekau

OPINION OP THE COURT BY

COKE, C. J.

This cause was instituted in the district court of Honolulu by the plaintiffs against the defendants and the garnishees. The copies of summons served on the defendants Nicholas and George were defective in that they did not contain the day of the month upon which the summons was issued nor the name of the magistrate or his clerk. The concluding paragraph of these copies reads as follows: “Given under my hand this day of May, 1920. Clerk District Court of Honolulu, City and County of Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii,” while the original reads: “Given under my…