The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-12-22
Important Litisation--The Austin, Brewer
& Co. and OnOuea Sugar Co. Gases.

Lls several Gases nov pending 10 the Supren,,
N'-rs' eetSeen TIE Onouea S1gar Co, S. L. Aus
TN i So1s, and c. Brewer & Co, have att acteS
great attention, both on account Of the promiuene,
% me l-tes and ths importance Of the question,
z llFllFec Ihe cases are II various stages and AZ,
! LJ@ pendl1s, without therefore, commenting upor
TIE merits Of the questions involved We viii eive
oraf resume Of the circumstances of the case anG
\ time -'7e-
fhs Aus-ils have for many years been the own
ers q the Onouea plantation. and c. Brewer {
20 hkye acted as their Agents, making advances
ulElnS supplies, selling sugar, etc. In ISs2 the
Plantation vas Incorporates. and all of the stock
~as Issued 70 ) l. Austin. Subsequently the stock
vas endorsed over to C. Brewer 4 co. 10 secure
the PLANTATION debt they agreeing TO recouysv ur,1
certain conditions, the transaction constituting a
nlortsaee- Brewer Co. claimed the right to vote
On ne stoek held by them, and did 50, electine P
= zones, = o. Carter and other members and en-
Pigyees Of BreEsr 4 Co. as ueE = ufcers Of he O1o
5t-sd olgtr % In October last, the Austius BE-
hsTln- that BCeFer Co. were about 10 atteruut n
o1t tnea from possession, brought bill IN equity
,.22lust Brewer 4 Co and Jones and Carter. bsfors
Judge Preston; Messrs- Ashford & Ashford aeting
As solicitors and counsel; and L. A. ThurStor a
associate counsel The 5ilI ALLEGED that Brs-ar
q 70 laa 1s1rped the rhs 10 vote upon the shares
= sioeS held b. them b. Fay Of mortgage: no s1ch
rl2ht having been given. and had irupruu.riv -
7lnlsd 10 themselves the power TO act al once a.
t1a otlcers Of C Brewer & Co. and the Ououea O.,
80 cui1 pnles whose interests were hostile TO each
TIE accounts rendered by Brewer Il Co. interda,5
= raise The much diseased question Of the relative
Fluts oei seen planters and agents VIZ. the rirbt
9t me agent u charge compound interest: to col
--el rebate on commissions CHARGED as Paid to
aEeuts u San Francisco but not in fact - rails.
tne F1-1t 70 charge higher rae Of fruigbr fbar
tnal actually ualds the right To charge a hirh-r
Pee igr supplies furnished than the price actuallr
naid7 tle right 20 retain the exchange received
l1fouh sale Of tie planters sugars e.c. ne bflI
tlrtner asked FOX IN -accountinr.-f which strr,Id
sn9@ az amounts received IN the above wars or
o-aeF@lse- An injunction uas issued fortiddinr
tee uleruhers Of c. BseEeF & Co froua fntsrferirr
VIZ t1e Agstius IN the possesslug Of OuOmsa The
Dl.'ile.A sugar C0tnpauy vas suhseuQsrtlv made
= cllartE piaintlE With the Austfns Ashford 4
Aslt1ru signing attnruevs for ths rnr1na-,
acting un1sE authority Of :. L Austin - p,
stnt ot @ Company last elected before the olec
l'n ce-t y hreEer & Co T. ". Hatch Es1 art
II y l. brzFsT & Co. iled motion a=kirt tb4t
tn ialunctIg1 be dissolved. and ai-o 4 r1,,tio-,
requesting that MesErs Ashford 4 Asbfr-5
s-'~ a1ll-qrllF Tor signing the name Of the
O1a1aez. Sugar Go. On bearing Nessrs ssi,fo-s
-ete or-srsd 70 stJE their Authority and The in
4-lscti1n whs modified BY Withdrawing the rrnhj
ultiuu against Aessrs Jones and Carte l-.i,,,- -
o--cers of the Oucunea Co
A-le the uexf day lIr. Hatch EI-,i A hin be
- . s5SSe Preston n the zane Of the Onones
sugar l'. sworn 70 By Mr.. J. D. Carter a. Prrsi
cent alleging that the Messrs Aussfns -r-ra ~.
lrti Of IT, plaintiff. that they had refzsei -
cueg tag or1ers q the pszinsl6 Ee-s curumfttfnry
- a-t-A-l-l IlTl-rrl0l EzsI-e. order
lnz TIE lsssrs Austi1's 10 deliver up 10 Messrs
: so--- aa.d terter al the property Of the Ouo1ea
Sl<-E 20 lhls proceedings II Is stated vas
s-Aen Hlthc1s the zsGI notice to the Ausfiu-s
oel--el ana ne Injunction vas forwarded to Hiio
1iilal- teeir k11Ea aeigE q rs sxistenrH. By he
-Alae l1aii tnlf ctzriea forward the injuuctign
9r1eri1g tue AEssEEs to deliver I'D pussession.
siess-s As1foru r As1ford heing then iaforneI5 81
ne grating q the ini11cfioa, 9rDte TO tbefr
eiieIts snfurlnfn1 then of the statzs Of the cas
AID restricting them 70 retain POSSESSION zrafust
Al cou1srs HE Azsttns upon raceIrir- this - |
-ef fr9tl tneir attor1eys- uaturalE, ttozrht The N
-llcsi-l = 1of le11Eue order Of c1-rr and r.
i9see 2 deliver ~ the Plantariou Later upou /
99t.ilil- knc-letl,g of tie sitzzfiou Hessrs A.
-lns e'11nsei advised them 70 give up ro-se--;o--
s1Ic1 ras done
tpoo ih@ ins;ltatiua Of the SIT by the Aostins
sre--r to- -efzsed 10 konor the pfsutati1-, Il
.r1tis- Ahis LETT outstlniilg 4 Ixr-s r,rr.-fz- -
-i-aple<ad DATA 70 meet uhieh tie Azstin'z
sl.-ll ai-l sod sE-zr to the an.ruut Of sI,r-t
ss.4si vn-cn arzoznt, pzrtiyS- cast and ua-fIv iD
-e npizs o. Tie purchasers. lid bss1 r-airr---5
lrior % tie service cf tie irizu--io1 ,,-Is-5--,
Zen = deliver zp % Jores and C,rtrr AZ 80
ne q delivery cf the Plantation by - E-ss7--
2 -lisa i--1 Carter urder tie fui-nsfir, s5-----
---i-e- z TIE rlssessi0n u tie A1-srir< ~ -.
sarsec- q tie z1gar sod the suu. ~ 49,. I
,i-.1, the resi- having been paid rut Il
iTslils aau fcr rizrtaii01 s1rsnsss. ~ Er-ri--
sere aev1set b tteE cu1ussL ftIf- -
p aeted 11l1er Glars Of rirtt. a. clr-r.--I 4,
9res zn11 Carter, and having recrsrsI - ---'-,
-s'' ms f1'1e1 Fr11r 70 TIE service Ct ths IL