Legal Opinion
Davis v. Harrison
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 26, 1917No. 2633PublishedCited by 5 opinions
In Error to the Supreme Court of the Territory of Hawaii. Suit to quiet title by Fred Harrison against Robert Wyllie Davis. Judgment for plaintiff was affirmed by the Supreme Cojirt of the ter-ritovy of Hawaii, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
The record shows that in 1892 one John K. Sumner was the owner of a certain tract of land, situated at Koolau-poko,. Island of Oahu, Hawaii, known as the land of Mokapu, upon which there was an existing lease, which land Sumner then conveyed to one Cartwright, in trust—
“in the first place to pay the rents, issues, and profits arising therefrom or thereout, so long as the lease now in existence is in force, to me, the' said party of the first part, and upon the expiration of the present lease or other sooner determination, to pay the rents, issues, and profits arising from…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Young v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Harrison v. DavisHawaii Supreme Court · 1914
- Estate of BoardmanHawaii Supreme Court · 1884
- Kidwell v. GodfreyHawaii Supreme Court · 1902
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