Paahana v. Bila

OPINION BY

JUDD, J.

This is a submission under the Code, in which it appears that on the 27th September, 1876, a piece of land on Punch Bowl street, Honolulu, was conveyed by one Naomi to Kenao and Haliata his wife; that on the 5th January, 1878, Kenao died, leaving a will in which Haliata his wife and two children, Paahana (the plaintiff) and Ninia are named; that Haliata and Ninia have since died, and that Haliata left by will all her property to Bila (the defendant) her second husband.

The Court is asked in the submission to construe the will of Kenao. The plaintiff' Paahana, claims that it…