Ikalia v. Kopaea
Hawaii Supreme Court
ON EXCEPTIONS. The plaintiff’s Ancestor had parted with the possession of the land in question by a parol exchange, under which defendant held possession for over twenty'years ; Held, that plaintiff could not recover it in ejectment.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Harris, C. J.
This is an action for the possession of a piece of laud known by the name of • Haleaha, in Koolauloa, Island of Oahu, patented to Aikaula. The plaintiff at the trial established that he was the undoubted heir at law to Aikaula, and thereon ■rested his case.
The bill of exceptions goes on to state as follows: “The defendant offered to show that the land claimed had been taken by the defendant’s ancestor, over twenty years ago, in •exchange for other lands which the plaintiff’s ancestor entered upon, and has since sold; and this evidence was given against the…
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2Cases cited1 opinion
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