The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-04-17
COURT NOTES,


Before Judge Whiting in the mat.
ter If the bankrupt estate Of Samuel
Earlich, the Court has confirmed the
sah made by the assignee to Nj. Ct.
Sil'a OF the dry goods stock and TX
tusts for TIE sum OF so, 10, which
aImunt was the highest bid received
after publicly advertising for the
sane. z. Neumann for the assignee.
Smuel Ehrlieh has filed an applica-
tioI praying TO be allowed his house
hol, furniture and personal effects, the
valte of which Will not exceed $500,
being the exempt amount as provided
by Aw.
Judge Cooper has disposed OF the
following matters
Annual account OF Kate w. Cooper,
guadian of the Henry Cooper minors.
Receipts, 81, 123. 0S; expenditures,
81, 10. 81; balance ia hand to next
account, $979.46.
Annual account of John Emmeluth,
as guardian of Eli Jones. ENpendi-
lures $1OO.65; receipts, $6S.3 bal
ance due guardian to next account,
S32. 81
Kalune TX, of Honolulu, Oahu,
having come of age, was paid the sum
OF $23z % as his distributive share OF
The estate, and his guardian. n. Colt
Hebron, was discharged from further
responsibility. j. NJ. Davidson for the
ward.
r. Cot Hebron resigning from the
trust, Judge Cooper has appointed
Henry Smith as guardian OF kalmi-
ola, an orphan leper girl resldlng on
the Island of Molokai, whose income
is about 800 year.
Judge Whiting last week approved
the following annual accounts:
Account of w. o. Smith, guardian
of the Bridges minors. Receipts,
1858. II; expenditures, S179.2l; pal
ance in hand TO next account, SlEo. 3D.
Annual account of w. Q. Smith,
guardian Of the Pahau minors. TX
penditures, S2,397.21 Including I'M
provemeets upon premises belonging
20 the estate; receipts, $40; oaIahce
due the guardian To next account,
81, 672.21
J. 4. Magoon, as administrator with
the will annexed of the estate OF e.
Manaole, has qualified as such by
filing an approved bond III the SUM OF
$500.
Int. w. Rawlins VS.. the Honolulu
Soap Works Company, the defendant
has filed It's notice OF exception and
perfected an appeal to the Supreme
Court.
In Manini sylvia ct al VS.. ID. w.
Kahuakai ct al, ejectment suit, plain
tiffs having recovered Judgment, their
counsel have filed a legal fee bill
against defendants amounting TO So.
w. C. Aclii has filed an application
for probate of the will Of the late
James K. Kekaula of kau, in the
island of Hawaii. It is understood
that the widow will fight the legality
of the will.
The following decisions were filed
by the Supreme Court on Saturday
Last in the following cases:
Provisional Government, Hawaiian
Islands VS.. NIura, Japanese laborer
who was convicted for larceny of a
redwood board valued at S1.50 and
sentenced TO six months imprison-
ment, being the maximum penalty for
a first offense. Defendant had pleaded
guilty with u view of mitigating sem
Lence. The Circuit Court held that
rs he had pleaded guilty it had no
jurisdiction. The syllabus of the de-
cision reads as follows: Circuit
Courts must entertain appeals from
District Courts, for mitigation of sem
tence notwithstanding the fact that
plea of guilty was made in the lower
court" Case remanded to the Circuit
Court. Deputy Attorney-GeneraIG g.
K. Wilder for the prosecution, j. L.
Kaulukou for defendant.
In Manini Sylvia ct al, ID. w. ka-
huakai ct al, an ejectment case, the
Supreme Court decline to disturb the
verdict of the jury stating in the sylla-
bus of its decision as follows: Ihe
evidence on the question whether de-
fendants' possession of the land was
adverse and continuous being conflict
ing, the Court decline to disturb
verdict which was rendered for the |
plaintiffs, there being evidence 10 sus-
tain plaintiffs contention that defend |
ants possession was not adverse nor |
Judge Hardy of the Fifth Circuit |
Court has filed with the Clerk of the |
judiciary two decisions in the follow |
ing cases:
NJ. r. Jardin VS.. Louis Madeiros, |
replevin suit to recover possession OF |
= COW. There had been previous suits I
between the parties IN various stages !
and the c0w was recovered by writ I
Of execution. 4 plea of res adjudicata /
was put in, which the Court Curry I
being waived) now sustains. a. Rosa I
and A. s. Hartwell are the attorneys I
m the case and it is difficult for lay I
men to decipher which of the attcr- +
1eys have won.
In Anima and Awana, partners do I
ng business as Nam Chong & Co. vs.. !
Lau Kona, being suit in ejectment, I
Judge;H Hardy files a decision which is in /
'avor of plaintiffs for possession of the |
land with damages awarded amount /
ing to sS319.33. +. A. Magoon for I
plaintiffs, a. s. Hartwell for defend I