Legal Opinion

Territory v. Honolulu Rapid Transit & Land Co.

Hawaii Supreme Court

Decided July 24, 1916No. 909PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from Circuit Judge, First Circuit. Hon. T. B. Stuart, Judge.

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OP THE COURT BY

ROBERTSON, C.J.

The Territory, in a suit for an injunction to restrain the Honolulu Rapid Transit & Land Company from carrying out an alleged plan to increase its capital stock, averred that it is provided by the charter and franchise of the company that it shall not be lawful to increase the capital stock of the company in excess of the sum of $200,000 unless the proposed increase shall, when taken with the original capital stock ($200,000) represent only the actual cost of the property of the railway (company) and not over 25% of such cost in addition thereto; that the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Ebeling v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  2. Fairbank v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
  3. Oregon Railway & Navigation Co. v. Oregonian Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1889
  4. Head & Amory v. Providence Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1804
  5. Robertson v. DowningSupreme Court of the United States · 1888

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. TaylorHawaii Supreme Court · 1967
  2. Keller v. ThompsonHawaii Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Chun v. Employees' Retirement SystemHawaii Supreme Court · 1980
  4. In Re Tax Appeal of the Von Hamm-Young Co.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1941
  5. Pofolk Aviation Hawaii, Inc. v. Department of Transportation for State of Hawai'i.Hawaii Supreme Court · 2015

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