Legal Opinion

Nawahi v. First Trust Co. of Hilo, Ltd.

Hawaii Supreme Court

Decided May 15, 1931No. 1939PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT BX

PERRX, C. J.

This is a suit in equity brought by a cestui que trust against the trustee, the main prayer being for an accounting and for a reconveyance of the trust property upon payment by the complainant of any amount found due to the trustee. From a decree dismissing the bill the case came to this court by appeal and the decree was set aside and the cause remanded to the trial judge with the following instructions: “to appoint a master Avith power to sum mon witnesses, administer oaths to them and examine them and whose duty it will be to restate the account for the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Story v. LivingstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1839
  2. Zen v. Koon ChanHawaii Supreme Court · 1923
  3. Grosjean v. HiyamaHawaii Supreme Court · 1925
  4. Nawahi v. First Trust Co. of Hilo, Ltd.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1928

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Mid-Pacific Dress Manufacturing Co. v. CadinhaHawaii Supreme Court · 1935
  2. City and County of Honolulu v. KamHawaii Supreme Court · 1965
  3. Watumull v. Tax CommissionerHawaii Supreme Court · 1937
  4. Helbush v. MitchellHawaii Supreme Court · 1938
  5. Lemes v. Sociedade Lusitana Beneficente De HawaiiHawaii Supreme Court · 1932

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