Smith v. Laamea

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

PERRY, C. J.

This is an action at law to quiet the title to a piece of land containing an area of 1.60 acres situated within the ili of Maunalua on the Island, of Oahu. At the trial it was expressly admitted by the defendant that the paper title to the whole ili of Maunalua is in the present plaintiffs and that the ili of Maunalua includes the small lot which is the subject of this suit. In other words, it was expressly admitted by the defendant that the paper title to the piece of land in question is in the plaintiffs. The defendant’s sole claim was that he had acquired…