The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-10-22
SUPREME COURT Of THE HAWAIIAN
iSLAR8S---0GT0aER TERM.
MC'CULLY j.
MONDAY. Oct Is.


j. Herbert Reeves VS.. The Pun
loa Sheep and Stock Ranch Com
pany, u corporation. Assumpsit.
Agreement of counsel and oral mo-
ton to file waiver of jury allowed.
V. V. Ashford for plaintiff; p.
Neumann for defendant.
Melcawa and Kealiikanakaole her
husband VS.. The Laupahoehoe Stu
gar Company and T.. w. Barnard.
Eiectment. Plaintiffs file for dis
continuance and it is allowed. w.
o. Smith for plaintiffs f. M. Hatch
for Laupahoehoe Sugar Company;
no appearance of or for Barnard.
TUESDAY, Oct. 16.
Kanaloa and NJ. S. Ku her hus-
band VS.. The Union Mill Company,
corporation the trustees of the
Anglican Church in Hawaii, a cor
poration and George f. Holmes.
Eiec ment. Tried before mixed
jury. Continued from the 18th.
w. G. Achi for plaintiffs A. Rosa
and w. o. Smith for defendants.
Still on trial.
TUESDAY, Oct. 10th.
Kanaloa VS.. Union Mill Co. Eject
ment. Tried before a mixed jury
who return a unanimous verdict, by
direction of the Court for defend
ant.
THURSDAY, Oct. 18th.
Congdon VS.. Alderman and
Schaefer. Claim for 5000 dam
ages for trespass. Continued from
the 18th. V. V. Ashford joining
counsel for plaintiff. After defend
ants resting Mr.. Hatch orally moves
that upon the pleadings and the
evidence the Court direct q verdict
for the defendants, and after argu-
ment by himself and Mr.. q. w.
Ashford and Mr.. Hartwell, the Court
rules in favor of the motion of the
defendants and instructs the jury !;
that plaintiff has not brought case
that is supported in law and in fact,
and that there is nothing for them
to deliberate upon, and that there
fore they must give verdict for the
defendants. Plaintiff excerpts to the
instructions of the Court to the jury.
Whereupon, without retiring, at
1858 p. M, the jury render an oral
verdict for the defendants. Plaintiff
notes general exceptions to the YER
dict as contrary to the law and the
evidence.
FRIDAY, Oct. 10Th.
In the matter of the bankrupt es-
tate of Il. w. Lame. Mr.. A. j..
| Cartwright the assignee submits an
account which the Court examines
and approves. The assignee reports
that he is able to pay a final divl-
dend of 2O4 per cent. The total
amount to be distributed is S1227,-
81. The Court ordered that on fill
ing of creditors, receipts he be dis
charged and his bond cancelled.
This is the first bankrupt matter set
tied under the new act relating tc
bankrupt estates, the assignees COM
pensation being increased from 5 tc
10 per cent. ON the LIST thousand ano
5 per cent. on the balance. Under
the old act it was per cent. on al
receipts. Assignee in person.
]. S. Martin VS.. l.. b. Kerr. Tres
pass. New trial granted by the de
cision of the full Court on Angus
Sd, upon defendants motion o.
April 20, 1888; verdict and judg
ment having been given on April II
1888, for plaintiff for one Thousand
dollars damages. Continued from
the 18th. Before foreign jury
V. V. Ashford for plaintiff; A. S
Hartwell for defendant.
Manuloa (t.) VS.. Ako, eiectmen
for piece of land in North Kona
area 2O5 acres. Jury waived from
July term, 1887. Heard in Cham
bers by consent.
j. S. Martin VS.. L. B. Kerr. Tres
pass. Jury return a verdict TO
plaintiff for 81 800. Motion for
new trial made by defendant.
j. S. Martin VS.. l.. b. Kerr. AS
sumpsit, $1,000, for balance o
salary on alleged yearly engagement
which was broken. G. w. ASHORE
and V. V. Ashford for plaintiff; A
S. Hartwell for defendant. Verdic
for defendant. Appeal noted b.
plaintiff.