Kaleikini v. Waterhouse

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

BALLOU, .1.

Plaintiff brought an action of assumpsit in the circuit court for the sum of $13,389.10. The testimony showed that the plaintiff when a very young child was taken charge of by an old couple, Reakaku and Paahao, and brought up as their daughter, *360although not legally adopted. They all lived together with the decedent Kauhi, at Ewa. Some time before the death of this old couple the plaintiff was given into the charge of Kauhi together with some property and money to be kept for the benefit of the child. From that time on and throughout his life Kauhi acted as a…