Monette v. Benjamin

*247OPINION OP THE COUKT BY

MABÜMOTO, J.

In a summary possession action brought in the district court of Kona, defendants entered a plea to jurisdiction under HRS § 604-5, with supporting affidavits. The district court ruled that the plea was well taken, but the circuit court reversed on the ground that the affidavits did not adequately set forth the source, nature, and extent of the title claimed by defendants.

The question for decision here is the sufficiency of Alice Benjamin’s affidavit. The affidavit of Joseph Benjamin was clearly déficient.

Rule 14 of the rules of this court provides that…