Dillingham Investment Corp. v. Kunio Yokoyama Trust

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

TANAKA, J.

In an action to quiet title, the circuit court entered a default against defendants Kunio Yokoyama Trust and Sumiye Kuramoto (collectively Appellants) and, subsequently, a judgment quieting title to a certain parcel of land in favor of Plaintiffs. Appellants contend that the court reversibly erred in denying their motion to set aside the judgment. We affirm.

I

In January 1953, Tamotsu Kuramoto (Kuramoto) and Kunio Yokoyama (Yokoyama), as joint tenants, acquired three parcels of land in Hoopuloa, South Kona, Hawaii, by deeds of the Tax Collector of the Third…