Brown v. Davis

OPINION OP THE COURT BY

DE BOLT, J.

The complainant, Cecil Brown, trustee, filed his bill in equity seeking to have certain alleged leasehold interests in those lands and premises known as Mokapu, situate in the city and county of Honolulu, partitioned between himself and the respondent, Robert Wyllie Davis. The bill alleges, in substance, that each of the parties (the complainant and the respondent) is the legal owner of an undivided one-half interest in the alleged leasehold thus sought to be partitioned and that they are in possession of the leasehold premises as cotenants.

The answer of the…