Kekaula v. Kaaukai

Opinion of the Court, by

Bickerton, J.

This case was brought in the District Court of Honolulu, and judgment in default was entered in favor of the plaintiff; a few days afterwards defendant moved the court to set aside the default and re-open the case, based on the following affidavit:

“Now comes S. M. Kaaukai the defendant, and on oath deposes and says that he is the defendant in the above cause ; that on Friday afternoon last when the case was tried, he was notified that it was a holiday and that no business would be done in the afternoon of said day in the government offices, and the front…