The Hawaiian gazette., 1895-10-22
OPINION OF tbs oorSr. Br ERkAR, J,

[ In January. i>9S. the defendant,
I heiug uuSols 10 meet the assessments
payable upon the benefit certificates
+ ~ biulSs' Z Sui his wife a. compSuious
. q, the American Legion 81 Honor.
delivered the certificates 70 the plain
tirf a. security for SivSucSs 10 BE-
made ty the plaintiff 70 pSy such
assessments, the SivSucs> 70 bear i'll
tsrss. 5. the rate % nine yer cent Pc
Suuuu. This seton 81 S>>ump>ir i
brought 10 recover the advances -
mSIs fCom February !, iS22, u Jan
uAry 5. i>2S, amounting TO Sl0lt 90
sui Si4S II interest
The defendant claimed tbs; he wSs
10. pSrsouSl,y liSole, IhSt he did uoI
promise 70 reimburse the plaintiff.
ou. Tbs. the lStteT ass 70 pSy the
assessments, II - ST, solely On hi
own rsspous cjlIty, sui look for rsim-
olr>suvut ouly 70 the moneys pay
Sole on the certificates upon the ieSth
% The defendant: Or hi wife rsSCee-
lively, the certificates being somewhat
% the nature q life insurance p0iicis>.
He Sl>o clSIS eli thSS, whStsver mSy
have ben The agreement prior 70 Sep
TEN Der, 1884. he WAS In 10 way liable
for pSy UsutS INSIDE tnsrsSf.vr, ~ he
hSd 81 ghSt tiuis rspuiiStsd all rs>pS1-
>,oIircy IN the nNttsr-
The Jury. however. IN CniiUS Tor
The plaintiff for the full SuOUnt q the
claim. must have found, IN view u
The evidence sud The Instructions %
the Court, tbs. 81 assessment, paid
oy the plaintiff up to Sspczu Ger. 1854. .
~e-e pSii % him AZ the request % the
defendant aud upon the promise Of the .
defendant 20 reimburse him - soon 50
he. the defendant, should Dc able 70
10 -, thSc the defendant ASS Sble 70
10 80, he having become entitled TO
.s..Scy ~ several times the amount %
the c-2lu sui IG4- the r-IticSrsS .
Ssre held by the plaintiff a. security .
.o- tie repayment % the SdESuesS-
I1s only question 70 D. cons ii-rsi 4
1l tie exceptions i whether the Jury
Ssre correctly charged In substance .
.GSt upou these facts the lS~ would .
imply promise on the part % the
defendant 10 r-p&y S>>e>> msuts Si-
T&UesI even sitter notice 70 ii>cOu-
.iuCs them, Il Il zers necessary for
he Plaintiff 70 p4y them IN order TO
re>erye hl> security for tie prior pay
nsucs-
I. ! ~sIJ settled that wbete one i
lolfSs3 20 Pay for hi own protection
ScSC II ! lCs duty q Suo-h-r 10 USy.
h l&E iullJs> both : request 70 uSy
nj : promise 70 reimburse Il must
x tSk5I a. : fSc- IN this case thSr the
? .2iOJ-1 49, obliged 70 make the sub
SlCslt Payments IN order 70 prs>ergs
- security for the prfOr Payments.
o. the certificates EUEti become VOID
{ r1s S>sSS> mel = Esrs Tot paid. Was
{, however. the duty u the defendant
o Keep The certificate or policy i've
,UtIl hs bS1 paid 70 the paint T the
c1OCul O. The ceUT for which tbs esr-
r1eS-S ESs pledged - security This
.C->-lou ! U0t without difficulty, bot
: seems 70 u upon general priDci Lle>
C&-. IN the So-SCcS % 81 agreement
o The e'oEErSrE, when o1= pledges
-cCrlEy Of TINS nature. Ne upIIe,ily
.Dcert&k5s 20 keep y SliTe for the
s1s1C o. the pts,igse 80 long - II re-
lSius a. security for his d=5s, and
1S- Therefore. upon his default. the
Ledge = entitled 70 do <hz- he. the
ed or. should hzvs tO1e aud 10 lo.ok
tens 20 e chz lzE el-e=ns-e il the
>ss q Pledges q ordinary policies of
->grS1c~ - tSr - can o. Judged from
stersoess IN text o.0oks 70 Gases which
~ 10. IN or library See, for in
.zDes. BlcSIe o. Ics-, So -. s.
II ! Az & Eng Ere SIS. Note
nd rEs reason would seen 70 D.
-ru1Ser II Gases % oeEeEE certificates
TIE kind IN question Shica posses
. cash - paid Up value Gpou SUP
.n6er.
he othsr g1sstiOCs raised By the
III q eIeSptio1s we're sbsuco1ssi
he eLcsp-io0s are oEsrrulsi
Carter & Kinney and : u BzlIou. l
r ? sniff J 4 ASzo9a and Paul |
s1USn1- for defendant
HC1ol1lE, Oceob=r Il. ISIS.