McCandless v. Carter

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

HARTWELL, J.

This was a bill to obtain an injunction restraining the govern- or and the commissioner of public lands from exchanging for private lands certain public lands on the Island of Lanai having an area of 47,669 acres of which all but 1000 acres are held by one Charles Gay under five leases terminating respectively February 9, 1907, of 7400 acres; November 1, 1907, of 7900 acres; June 23, 1908, of 9000 acres; January 1, 1916, including the lands of Namolai, area 8291 acres and Poomai, area 9078 acres, and January 2, 1925, of 5000 .acres, the total annual rentals…