The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-10-21
TWO BIC CASES
Col. Sam'l Norris Not Or.
dered to Sell Ranch.
A Decision Rendered BY Judge
Perry-Authority OF Agent.
Lilluok alsn's Lawsuit.

Judge Perry yesterday rendered de-
cision in the case of the Hawaiian Ag-
rlcultural Co. &C.. Brewer a. Co.,
agents. VS.. Samuel Morris, bill for spe-
chc performance. dismissing plaintiffs
bill. This is suit in which plaintiff
prays that respondent be compelled to
carry out certain agreement, entered
into by j. o. Carter, as agent OF re-
spondent, for the sale of kahuku
ranch, complainant averring that he is
now ready and willing to pay the con-
sideration agreed upon and generally
to perform its part OF agreement. The
defense Is that j. o. Carter had no
authority TO enter into any agreement
for the sale of said land on behalf OF
respondent. and that, even IL he had
such authority, IL was confined to a
sale for cash and that consequently
the agreement sued on, providing for
payment partly in cash and partly in
notes on time was not within such
| authority. The court, in its decision,
holds as follows:
In this case, | can simply give my
! opinion as TO the construction of the
letter of May IL, 1898, and that is that
| II was the respondents intention there
| by to confer upon Carter authority &c
| sell the land for the price named and
| that that intention is sufficiently eX-
pressed in the letter. The subsequent
correspondence, until the date of the
| agreement, shows that both parties
understood that they were dealing with
each other as principal and agent and
not solely as friends, one seeking and
the other giving information, as now
| claimed by respondent.
The attempted sale, partly for cash
and partly on credit, was not within
the agents authority, and Is not bind
ing on the principal. The tender now
made OF the whole consideration of
| 500, 900 cash cannot affect the rights
of the parties. To order its acceptance
| would be to enforce "A new contract not
entered into by them. The bill is dis
| missed"
Wong Kwai began suit yesterday
morning against Queen Liliuokalani to
compel specific performance Of con-
tract entered into between himself and
JDSepu Iltitluhi, agent III INC idItti'
Complaint alleges that on October Is
petitioner entered into an agreement
| with Heleluhi for the lease OF the Ahu-
puaa OF Lumahai, on the island of
| Kauai for an annual rental Of $500,
for ten years. On October II the lease
was prepared and all the points in 1t
agreed upon. Since then, however,
Liliuokalani had refused to sign the
lease and expressed an intention of
letting the land to third party. In
compliance with the petition Judge
Perry has signed writ enjoining Lii
| liuokalani and her agehts from leasing
or otherwise disposing Of the land in
question until the matter Is determined
| upon by the Court. With Hee Che as
surety plaintiff has filed an indemnity
bond in the sum OF 81 900 against the
! Injunction. l.. A. Thurston is attorney
for plaintiff.
Geo. r. Carter, administrator Of the
estate of Il. A. Jones, deceased, has
applied TO the Court for an order dis
charging deceased and his estate from
further liability as assignee of G. X.
Norton, who was adjudged bankrupt
January -. 1898. Judge P>rry will
hear the application October %,