Fung Dai Kim Ah Leong v. Lau Ah Leong

DIETRICH, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a decree of the Supreme Court of Hawaii, affirming a dismissal hy the circuit court of the appellant’s bill of 'complaint, by which she sought to establish an interest in property held by the appellee. In the opinion below (29 Hawaii 770), may be found a comprehensive statement of the facts; for our purpose, details are unnecessary.

Both parties are of Chinese blood and nativity. In 1884 plaintiff, a girl 17 years old, came to Hawaii, where defendant was then residing, and after some negotiations a marriage was agreed upon and a wedding ceremony…