The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-07-13
COURT NOTES.
WEDNESDAY, July 18th.

utSiSi'h III thS bankruptcy nalttE VI
Tai Wo Chan Company Diminishing
the appeal set up by the respondents
and allowing the petitioning claim
ants to amend their petition by in-
sorting the names of the partners who
We're omitted. This was a case of an
unregistered firm, hence the petition
ers could only cite and summon into
Court those who were actually doing
husint IS. Carter & carter aud w. A.
Kinney for the petitioner and credit.
ors; {. w. Ashford for the respond.
euts.
Carter & Carter, as attorneys for
the Queens Hospital in the mandam-
US case against the Collector-General
Of Customs, to compel him to collect
the usual hospital tax, having filed q
notice of appeal TO the Supreme
Court and perfected the same, the case
is to come up at the next term Of the
Supreme Court.
In the equity case entitled the PEG,
Plies Ice and Refrigerating Company
VS.. the Hawaiian Electric Company,
Judge Cooper has denied motion
filed by the defendant company pray
ing for amendment of the decree, and
an order has been made requiring the
defendant company TO show cause on
Friday next why the decree should not
be enforced and the deeds of exchange
made. Carter & Carter for plaintiff;
+. NJ. Hatch and c. Brown for de-
PENDANT.
In the equity case between Irene H.
Ii Brown and others VS.. & A. Brown,
praying for construction of the will
of the late Hon. John Ii, Judge Coop
er has denied plaintiffs motion that
before a discontinuance be allowed as
to said Irene II. Ii Brown she be made
To pay an attorneys fee amounting to
$3.50, the Court ruling that it has NJ
jurisdiction in such a matter, but will
only order the payment of actual
costs OF Court incu red, and also al
lows the withdrawal of aid Mrs.
Brown from the suit. The other
p'aiuiiffs have noted an appeal from
said ruling This leaves only A. +.
Judd, guardian ad Item, aud the two
minors, as parties plaintiff 10 prose-
cute the case. 1t is remarked by those
protesting to know that without Mrs.
Brown the other plaintiffs have no
standing in Court. Carter & Carter
and w. 4. Kinney for plaintiffs; F.
NJ. Hatch AMI ]. \. MagOon for de-
PENDANT.
THURSDAY, July u.
In the matter of the bankruptcy of
Tai Wo Chan Company, of Honolulu,
Monday next has been appointed the
time for proof of claims and the ap-
pointment of an assignee for Sid
bankrupt estate.
Judge Whiting yester', psrtialIy
heard that old, lor y fought case be,
tween the officS and members of 8
hona Land SIui entitled ]. H. HaaniC
and Others VS.. Chas. Kaiaik;;. aud the
items of account in disnuI. wa.o -.
iersen 10 Clerk George Lucas to verify
anu .r,'rt us a Master. w. c. AcfI
for plaintiffs; G Brown for defendant.
The same Judge has approved
The account of Mrs. A. A. PER- trus-
tee unier the will of the late Jason
Perry, for the year 1S93-9I. A. Perry
for the trustee.
In Irene II. Ii Brown ct al VS.. C. A.
Brown, the nominal plaintiffs put in
ihelr .,."pv51u exception to the ruling
of the Court made on the 18th instant
regarding Mrs. Browns liability to
attorneys fee amounting to $3.50,
which was objected TO by the defend
ant; the Court Cooper, J now sus-
tains the objection and the said plain.
tiffs have no further recourse rs to
said liability.
In T. w. Rawlins VS.. Honolulu
Soap Works Co. the Supreme Court
has rendered its decision overruling
the pleas and demurrer set up b. the
and the case is now re-
to the Circuit Court with
leave for plaintiff to amend his com
plant and the case heard de novo.
The opinion was by the Chief Justice,
in by the other Justices. G..
Brown and w. A. Kinney for plain
Tiff; A. s. Hartwell and F. NJ. Hatch
'or defendant.
Another decision filed by the same
Court is in the partition case entitled
he Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar
company VS.. the Waikapu Sugar
Company. Judge Whiting who sat in
place of Justice Frear is the author of
he decision which sustains the larti- |
ion made by the COmmissi ners, aud
which was objected to by the defend
INT Company. This winds up all the |
litigation between said companies in
citation TO what has pOpu arly been |
allied "the million dollar suit." f.
II. Hatch for plaintiff; A. 5. Hartwell |
MI G. w. Ashford for defendant APP
reliant.
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