Silva v. Desky

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

GALBRAITH, J.

The action was for damages for breach of contract. It is alleged that the plaintiff agreed to purchase of the defendant three certain lots at Puueo, Hilo, Island of Hawaii, for. four hundred dollars each and that $150.00 of the purchase price was paid at time of entering into said contract and at the same time defendant executed and delivered to the plaintiff a certain instrument in writing in words and figures following to wit:

“150.00. Honolulu, August 25, 1896.

Received from M. G. Silva the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars being a preliminary payment…