Legal Opinion

de Souza v. Soares

Hawaii Supreme Court

Decided October 23, 1912PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal prom Circuit Judge, Fourth Circuit.

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OP THE COURT BY

ROBERTSON, C.J.

This is a suit in equity to cancel and set aside a deed alleged to have been executed on the 26th day of June 1908 by Maria de Souza conveying certain land and personal property to Manuel Soares. The defendants demurred to the bill for want of equity, misjoinder of parties plaintiff and defendant, and because the deed in question was neither set out nor sufficiently described. A motion to amend the bill by striking out the name of Hilda Serpa, one of the plaintiffs, and that of Virginia Soares, one of the defendants, and to eliminate reference to the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Harding v. WheatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1826
  2. Sears v. . ShaferNew York Court of Appeals · 1852
  3. Shevlin v. ShevlinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Sumner v. JonesHawaii Supreme Court · 1914
  2. De Souza v. SoaresHawaii Supreme Court · 1914
  3. Teixeira Ex Rel. Teixeira v. TeixeiraHawaii Supreme Court · 1955
  4. Scott v. PilipoHawaii Supreme Court · 1914
  5. Soares v. FreitasHawaii Supreme Court · 1948

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