Legal Opinion · Dissent

Okamura v. Kaulani

Hawaii Supreme Court

Decided July 31, 1918No. 1082Published

Exceptions From Circuit Court, First Circuit. Hon. T. B. Stuart, Judge.

1Dissent

DISSENTING OPINION OF

CIRCUIT JUDGE ASHFORD.

Being unable to agree with the majority opinion herein, I will express the reasons for my dissent with such brevity as I shall be able.

' Primarily, Ave should keep in view the principle that in a suit to quiet title to land, as in an action of ejectment, the plaintiff must recover, if at all, upon the strength of her OAvn title, and not upon the weakness of that of her opponents. And because, in my opinion, plaintiff has not shown title in herself, she was rightfully decided against by the trial court herein.

I adopt, as constituting the crux of the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Okamura v. KaulaniHawaii Supreme Court · 1915

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