Legal Opinion
Wong Kwai v. Dominis
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided July 17, 1901PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Appeal from Circuit Judge, First Circuit.
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OP THE COURT BY
PREAR, C.J.
This ease was previously before the court on appeal from a decree dismissing the bill on demurrer. That decree was reversed. Wong Kwai v. Dominis, ante, 92. The case now comes up on appeal from a decree granting the relief prayed for after a hearing on the merits. The suit is one for specific performance of an alleged agreement to lease the Ahupuaa of Lumahai on the island of Kauai.
The main questions argued are whether a certain letter written by one Heleluhe to one Atan a was an offer to lease the land' and, if so, whether the offer was accepted, and whether…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Hatch v. CoddingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Ahern v. BakerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
- Johnson v. YoungsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1892
3Cited by2 opinions
- Willis v. SwainHawaii Supreme Court · 2006
- United States v. 257.654 ACRES OF LAND, ETC.District Court, D. Hawaii · 1947