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Life of the Land v. CITY COUNCIL, ETC.

Hawaii Supreme Court

Decided January 11, 1980No. 7240PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

MARUMOTO, J.

This case arose in connection with a project, known as The Admiral Thomas, for the development by The Victoria Partnership and The Admiral Thomas Venture (the Developers), of a parcel of land in Honolulu, owned by the First United Methodist Church, under a development agreement executed by the Church and the Developers on August 22, 1975.

The Victoria Partnership is a Hawaii limited partnership, and The Admiral Thomas Venture is a Hawaii joint venture. The latter is the general partner of the former. In all business dealings, the Developers are represented by…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Wood v. . Duff-GordonNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
  2. Commissioner v. Estate of ChurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. Smith v. Skagit CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1969
  4. Addison CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  5. Greif v. DulleaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1944

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Franks v. City and County of HonoluluHawaii Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Sandy Beach Defense Fund v. City CouncilHawaii Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Waikiki Resort Hotel, Inc. v. City & County of HonoluluHawaii Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Save Sunset Beach Coalition v. City and County of HonoluluHawaii Supreme Court · 2003
  5. Kaiser Development Co. v. City & County of HonoluluDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1986

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