Re Land Title, Yamaguchi

Writ of error is prosecuted from a decree of the land court awarding an easement in the form of a roadway to the defendants in error and others.

The facts pertinent to the issue presented were that William Charles Achi (hereinafter referred to as William Charles Achi, Sr.) was granted registration of a 40.22 acre parcel of land at Lualualei, Oahu, in 1925. Eight months thereafter he applied for subdivision of a portion of the registered acreage, i.e., the makai 5.81 acres abutting upon Farrington highway. The order granting the subdivision divided this makai portion into lots number 1 to…