Christley v. Magoon

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

FREAR, C.J.

Tbis is a suit to cancel a deed, dated November 2, 1898, from tbe plaintiff to tbe defendant Emmeline M. Mago on, of 2.47 acres of land on tbe easterly side of Eort street between School and Yineyard streets in Honolulu. Tbe consideration named in tbe deed is $10,000 but tbe real consideration was an oral promise to pay tbe plaintiff’s debts amounting to about $4,000 and a written promise of both defendants to pay bim $75 a month for tbe remainder of bis life. Tbe debts wei’e in fact paid though a large portion of them not until after tbe commencement of tbis…