Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Kealiiahonui

Hawaii Supreme Court

Decided October 6, 1893PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion ok the Court by

Judd, C.J.,

Delivered Orally,

The 79th Section of the Judiciary Act reads that the Circuit Judges at chambers shall be deemed to have succeeded to all the unfinished business of the said Supreme Court and the Justices at chambers; then there is another clause that ■excepts causes which have been wholly or partially heard at the time the Act goes into effect. Those must be decided by the Judge or the Court that has partially heard or entirely heard the causes.

It is difficult to make a sweeping rule that will cover every case. It seems to us that the Kealiiahonui case is a…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. v. Wailuku Sugar Co.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1904
  2. Punilama v. MeleHawaii Supreme Court · 1904

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