Meheula v. Pioneer Mill Co.

OPINION OP THE COURT BY

WILDER, J.

This is an action of ejectment for a piece of land at Uhao, Lahaina, Maui, being Apaña 2 of royal patent 1678 land commission award 3422 B to EJekahuna. Defendant pleaded the general issue. The case was tried by the circuit court, jury waived, judgment being rendered in favor of plaintiff, and comes here on defendant’s exceptions.

The first exception is to the admission of a copy of a deed from Hoone to Halulukahi, dated August 18, 1862, and recorded in Liber 15, page 376, this deed being in plaintiff’s chain of title. The objections to the deed were: (1), that…