In Re Guardianship of Tadashi Matsuoka

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

CIRCUIT JUDGE CROCKETT.

This matter is before this court on appeal from an order of the trial court finding the appellant (respondent in the court below) to be incompetent to the extent that his mental condition would cause him to use his money injudiciously, and upon such-finding, appointing, the Chief Clerk, First Circuit Court, as guardian of his estate.

The petition filed under the provisions of Chapter 339, Revised Laws of Hawaii 1955, by an officer of the Disabled American Veterans, alleged that respondent, a veteran, was entitled to a Veterans Administration…