Pahukula v. Maguire

Opinion of the Court, by

Bickeeton, J.

This was an action for trespass and came on for hearing at the October term, 1893, of the Third Circuit Court, holden at Kohala, Hawaii. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant in error, with $20 damages, to which said verdict-exceptions were taken and notice was given of a motion for a new trial, which said motion was never presented. On December 30th, 1893, the court taxed and allowed the bill of costs of the defendant in error, the presiding judge endorsing on the same “No brief having been filed by defendant’s attorney, as promised, I proceed to…