Bell v. Palea

OPINION OP THE COURT BY

PREAR, C.J.

This case was begun in the District Court of Koolaupoko, Island of Oahu, and taken by defendant’s appeal, jury waived, to the Circuit Court in June, 1899. It was placed on the calendar for the August Term, 1899, but owing to. the large number of cases that preceded, it was not reached until the August Term, 1900, when the jury waived cases were taken up first.

On the 6th of August, 1900, at 2 p. m. the case was set for the 7th at 2 p. m. About ten other cases that preceded it were ■set for the same day. At about 11 a. m. on the 7th, or about ■three hours…