Hapai v. Brown
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII. The facts, which involve the validity of- a judgment of the. courts of the Territory of Hawaii in an action affecting title to a tract of land in that Territory, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This is a bill to quiet title to an undivided 29/36 of the ahupuaa of Koanoulu, a large tract of land in the Island of Maui, Territory of Hawaii. The plaintiffs claim through the children of one Keaka other than one daughter, Paakuku, through Whom the defendants claim the whole tract. .
One of the defences was res judicata. The proceeding relied upon as having decided the relative rights of the parties was a bill brought in November, 1871, by the plaintiffs’ predecessors against Paakuku and others, alleging title in Keaka during.her life; a devise by her to her heirs, followed by joint…
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