In re Oopa

This is a petition for a writ of mandamus against John Montgomery, Police Magistrate of Honolulu, praying that he may be directed to grant a certificate of appeal as claimed by the defendant in the suit of John Meek vs. Oopa.

This application was heard before Mr. Justice Widemann, and the writ awarded by him, from which an appeal was taken. It appears that a writ was issued by the said Police Justice, by which the defendant was suminoned to answer the complaint of the plaintiff, in whieh it was alleged that the defendant is in possession of certain premises, which he holds unlawfully and…