Keeliikolani v. Robinson
Hawaii Supreme Court
Messrs. Bates and Montgomery, for defendant, having filed a demurrer, on the 28th of February last, to the bill filed in this suit, the points were argued before the Chief Justice on the 2d and 4th of March following, and on the 6th of that month the Chief Justice delivered his decision as follows : This is a bill in Equity, in which it is alleged there was an agreement in writing between Kalaimoku and said defendant, in the following terms, viz : “ Know all men by these…
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Messrs. Bates and Montgomery, for defendant, having filed a demurrer, on the 28th of February last, to the bill filed in this suit, the points were argued before the Chief Justice on the 2d and 4th of March following, and on the 6th of that month the Chief Justice delivered his decision as follows : This is a bill in Equity, in which it is alleged there was an agreement in writing between Kalaimoku and said defendant, in the following terms, viz : “ Know all men by these presents that I, Kalaimoku, commonly called William Pitt, Esq., do hereby assign unto James Robinson, his heirs, executors,…
1Opinion of the Court
The complainant’s counsel, G. C. Harris, amended his bill, but the counsel for the defendant took an appeal generally to the full Court on the remaining points of the demurrer, which was argued on the 22d March last, and on the 13th of August instant the Court delivered judgment on the demurrer as follows:
Allen, C. J.
The Court have carefully considered the several causes of demurrer assigned by the respondent to the bill, and are of opinion that the bill upon principles of equity pleading is deficient in not alleging that the respondent entered into the possession of the premises in pursuance…
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