The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-11-27
SUPREME COURT.
Proceedings in Chsuab ra- a Nnn.
ber OF BaucO Dcci-i
BEFORE BIcKERToN, J.

WEDNESDAY, Nov. &c.
BEFORE BICKERToN, j.
Elizabeth Harvey ct al. vs.. Fanny
G. Graham. Plaintiffs petition to
amend. Court grants the motion
and L. Graham is joined as plain
tiff. Enoch johnson for plaintiffs
G. Brown for defendant.
BEFORE M'CULLY, j.
Wong Chin Gun ct al. Bank
ruptcy. Petition of Quong Lee
Yuen Co., creditors, for adjudica-
ton. Court orders defendants adj
Indicated bankrupts. Cecil Brown
for petitioner.
BEFORE DOLE j.
Bishop & Co. VS.. d. Dayton, as
signee. Petition in equity of j. d.
Paris, jr., receiver, for allowance of
accounts and discharge. Court Or
ders final accounts approved and
the receiver discharged. f. M.
Hatch for plaintiffs.
Estate of p. N. Makee. Petition
of j. o. Carter and E. ID. Tenney,
temporary administrators, for allow
ance of accounts and discharge.
Court orders accounts approved, the
temporary administrators discharg-
ed and their bonds cancelled.
TRAMwAY TAXES.
The Court in banco has rendered
a unanimous decision in Skinner &
Co. VS.. G. L. Gulick, tax collector,
exceptions to finding of Judge Dole.
Skinner & Go. were in possession
of the property of the Hawaiian
Tramways Co., July 1st, 1888. Al
ter the first day of August the de-
PENDANT assessed to the plaintiffs the
franchise and the tax was paid I'M
der protest. The plaintiffs made no
return of the franchise and did not
disclose to the assessor the names
of their members or the fact that
they were in possession merely as
agents and contractors.
Held: That the corporation had
no existence under the Hawaiian
laws on the first day of July, 1885,
That the plaintiffs were in posses
sion of the franchise. That it was
the duty of the assessor to make an
assessment according to the best in
formation within his reach. That
under the circumstances the plain
tiffs were liable for the taxes. The
exceptions are overruled. Paul
Neumann for plaintiffs G. Creigh.
ton for defendant.
NOT A FATAL OMISSION.
A unanimous decision has been
rendered by the full Court in the
case of j. A. Magoon, administrator
of estate of Chun Lung, deceased,
vs.. S. Ami, on exceptions from de.
cision of Judge Dole on plea in
abatement
The omission of names in two
places in blank forms used in the
petition for letters of administration
and in the order therefor is moi
fatal, as the real meaning and intent
of the petition and order can bt
gathered from other parts of tn,
same.
The full Court aflirms the over
ruling of the plea in abatement, ant
decides that defendant must answe
in ten days, and the cause be pu
on the calendar for trial at the mex
term. w. A. Whiting for plaintiff
Ashford and Hatch for defendant
LIBERTY OF THE SUBJECT.
The Court has rendered unani
nous decision in Kau Wing Che,
vs.. Wong Lung, appeal on point
of law from the Police Court Of llo
: nolulu.
: August %, 1889, plaintiff obtain
. ed judgment for S226.35. III
g judgment was not paid and yea
elapsed, SO that no execution conl'
he taken out thereon. Plaintiff
: brings an action in the Police Cour
on the judgment, presenting an al
/ ldayit that defendant was secretin
0 his property 10 eyade payment, III
0 Police Justice issued q warrant IL
: the arrest OF defendant and his d,
/, tenli0n until be- should enter int
, security 10 abide tho result Of III
I suit and pay the amount Of sue
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