Lum Ah Lee v. Ah Soong

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

PERRY, J.

These are proceedings in equity, wherein it is prayed that the respondents be enjoined from interfering with certain water rights alleged to be appurtenant to certain lands of the complainants situate in Manoa Yalley, Oahu.

The complainants hold under lease about twenty-three acres of taro land on the Ewa side of the main Manoa stream and about two acres of taro land on the Waikiki side of said stream. The respondents hold under like tenure four or five acres of land *380on the Ewa side of the stream and five or six acres on the Waikiki side thereof, all or nearly…