The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-18
A COSTLY PIANO
Family instrument IN
Court Six Years.
Verdict for Plaintiff for Restitution
Demurrers Filed and Overruieo'
Cases Continued Next Term.

Almost the entire session was taken
up by the hearing. before Judge Per
~, of the action OF Frank Telles vs.
Albert Trask and Sarah Trask, reple-
win, in the Circuit Court yesterday
The point at issue in this cause was
the question as TO the ownership of
piano, and this was a new trial ordered
by the Supreme Court. Verdict for
plaintiff. and restitution of the piano,
with damages in the sum OF ten dol
lars. Two dissenting. The jury drawn
was as follows: w. O. Atwater, Jos.
Rosa, e. .. Miller. Jno. Makaena, c. K.
Collins, ID. \. Dowsett, II. y. ParmeIee
w. Chung HOon and a. G. Davis. EX-
ception to the verdict was noted by
counsel for defendants, who gave no.
tice of motion for a new trial. Charles
Creighton for plaintiff; ]. q. Wood and
l.. \. Dickey for defendants.
Joinder in demurrer to plaintin :
amended complaint in the action or
Mele ct. al. VS.. Hawaiian Commercial
and Sugar Co. was yesterday filed by
A c.. Correa attorney for the defend
ants, with Geo. Lucas, Clerk OF the
Circuit Court, First Judicial Circuit.
w L. Stanley, Second Judge of the
First Circuit, has signed an order over
ruling the demurrer filed by defendant
in the action of +. l.. Dortch vs.. y. V.
Gear bill to declare trust, in accord
ance with the decision rendered by the
Supreme Court in the above entitled
cause.
Demurrer was filed with Geo. Lucas.
Clerk of the Circuit Court, yesterday
in the cause of a. y. Loebenstein vs..
w. H. Shipman, bill of specific per-
formance by MessrsA Kinney, Ballou
and McClanahan. attorneys for the de-
PENDANT.
In the matter of Arthur Brown, Mar
shall, VS.. w. J. Coon ct. al, before y.
Perry. Judge. Deputy Attorney-Gen-
eral Dole for plaintiff, yesterday ask
ed for a continuance till next term.
No objections being offered, the Court
gave it's acquiescence. G. \. Davis for
Hawkins and Coon; c. Creighton for
VIM. Larsen.
]. A. Magoon vs. Louis Marks, before
w l.. Stanley. Judge, assumpsit, was
continued and finished yesterday. Mr..
G.. A. Davis for defendant renewed his
motion for a non-suit. refused by the
Court on the previous day. The Court
directed the jury TO ind a verdict for
the defendant. Mr.. Silliman for plain
tiff excerpts to the directions of the
Court, and the jury, with Thos. 5. Dou-
glas as foreman, having returned with
verdict for defendant, the latter's
counsel notes an exception to the YER
dict as being contrary to the law and
the evidence and gives notice OF me-
ton for a new trial.
In the matter of f.. y. Thomas VS..
F. H. Redward, the parties by their
attorneys have stipulated and agreed
| that the above entitled cause may be
| tried in Vacation as of Term and TO
waive jury trial w. r. Castle and =.
| l.. Weaver for plaintiff: William \.
| Henshall for defendant. Stipulation fill
ed with p. d. Kellett, Jr., clerk.
| L. NJ. Netlesen. manager, and j. II.
| Wodehouse. salesman, of the Hawaiian
| Hardware Company Ltd, have filed
with George Lucas, clerk, bond in the
penal sum of Five Hundred Dollars,
approved as to amount and sufficiency
| by Judge Stanley, by which they joint
| " and severally bind themselves unto
w. H. Winchester. also of Honolulu.
The. condition of this obligation Is
| that if the plaintiff in the case or the
| Hawaiian Hardware Co. VS.. Winches-
ter shall fail to sustain its action, the
said plaintiff shall reimburse defend
ant OF all costs. charges and damages
sustained by him in conequence OF the
| said action. Geo. y. Davis attorney
! for plaintiff.
| In the Circuit Court of the First Cir
| cult, Grinbaum & Company VS.. Boo
Wing Lung and s. Ahmi, Humphrey
and Gear. attorneys for plaintiff, nave
notified J. NJ. Kaneakua, attorney for
defendant. that they will on Thursday
| Nov. II. move before Judge Perry &c
place the above entitled cause on the
! calendar. Filed with ]. \. Thompson
No appearance yesterday.
In re Guardianship of John y. {
Peterson and VIM. Austin Cottrell
minors. before Judge Perry, petition
for appointment of guardian came up
The Court. after hearing testimony OF
Henrietta Thankful Cottrell, the moth
er of the children, as well as that o
Charles F. Peterson, appoints the lat
ter guardian under bond of $3.50.