The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-07-28
COURT CHRONICLE.
Col. Norris Not Conquered Yet
Various Estates in Court.

Samuel Norris has entered a suit
in equity to reverse the judgment
against him at the complaint of
Emily de Herblay. He gives bond
of $4,000, with S. M. Damon as
surety, to cover the amount Of judg-
ment.
Cecil Brown has been appointed
by Judge Whiting administrator
and trustee of the estate of the late
w. Nj. Gibson in place of j. S.
Walker, deceased. H. E. Mcintyre,
executor of j. S. Walkers will, was
present and made no objections.
Before Judge Whiting, the annual
account of Bruce Cartwright, ad-
ministrator of the estate of II. w.
Holt, was filed. The Court declined
to accept the receipt of Hanakau-
lani Holt, widow Of Owen Holt, for
the sum of 1888. AS she is not an
heir, the receipt must be from the
children of Owen Holt and herself.
The hearing was continued to en-
able Mr.. Cartwright to procure the
required receipt.
S. M. Damon, who is proposed as
a new trustee under the deed of set
Element of G. Along, in place of
Jonathan Austin, deceased, petitions
to be released from all accounta-
bility or liability in accepting from
the administrator of the Austin
estate certain securities and $500 in
cash. Petitioner asks that the wife
and children of G. Along, and the
husbands of his married daughters,
be summoned to appear and show
cause why the property should not
be accepted by the new trustee and
he exonerated from all accountable
ity therefor.
Mrs. Julia Along, j. Alfred Ma
goon and wife, f. B. McStocker and
wife, Mary, Marie, Elizabeth, Henri
eta, Caroline and Helen G. Along
sign waiver of service of copy OF
petition and summons, and a release
of S. M. Damon from all account
ability as mentioned in the petition.
The members of the family noted
for summons in the petition whose
signatures are lacking are Arthur
Johnstone and wife, DR.. Hutchinson
and wife, and Toney who lives at
Hongkong and is known there as
Chun Tong.
Mr.. Damon also petition that a
guardian be appointed for G. Afong's
minor children, Martha, Melaine,
Henry and Albert. Chief Justice
Judd grants this prayer by appoint
w. G. Parke as such guardian.
The securities to be turned over
- har
Pepeekeo Sugar Co., 20 Ookala Su-
gar Co., 1O2 Hawaiian Agricultural
Co., 13 Honomu Sugar Co, 81 Pau.
kaa Sugar Co., 80 Kahuku Sugar
Co., 25 Hawaiian Electric Co., o
r. Il Land Co. bonds, 10 Eva Plan
tation Co., l 500 Hawaiian Gov
ernment bond, 8 Peoples Ice Co.
100 Kauai Telephone Co., 20 Kilaue;
Volcano House Co. and 5 o. r. & L
Still another judicial decision ha
been rendered in the case of Egar
& Gum VS.. E. M. Brewer ct al
Chief Justice Judd, sustained b,
. Justices Bickerton and Frear, over
rules exceptions to Judge Cooper
sustaining of defendants demurre
to the declaration Of plaintiffs, OF
the new trial previously ordered
The Court finds no warranty in tn,
contract of the defendants with tn,
plaintiffs, binding them to make tn,
7 building in question right ant
tight. Egan q Gum therefore LOST
) their case. 1t will be remembered
l the suit of this firm was for damages
7 to goods from a leaking skylight il
r the new Brewer block on For
, street. A. P. Peterson for plaintiffs
A. S. Hartwell for defendants.