The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-19
CARTWRIGHT
Wins CASE
Involved Nuuanu Valley
Property.
SUPREME COURT DECISION
James Hollis Observation-Disclosures
Tor a Suicides Holdings,
Court News.

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kea- The case was for the reformation
OF a certain deed made by the defend
ants to the plaintiffs father In 1873 TO
certain property in Nuuanu valley. 1t
seemed according to the terms OF the
deed that all right OF the defendants
had not been transferred to the plain
TIN as was claimed was the intention
OF the parties when the deed was sign
ell Suit was brought for the reforma-
Ton or the deed and the lower court
ordered this to be done.
The Supreme Court opinion which
was written by Justice Galbraith holds
mat, Where evidence clearly shows
that deed. through carelessness or
mistake OF the draughtsman does not
express the intention of the parties
thereto a court of equity will reform
the same so as to express the intention
OF the parties at the time of Its exc
cution."
The decision of the lower court Is at
hrmed. The opinion Is concurred in by
Chief Justice Frear and by Circuit
Judge Stanley who sat in the case with
the Supreme judges I'm the absence of
Justice Perry.
Kinney. Ballou & McClanahan ap-
peared for plaintiffs and Lyle A. Dickey
and w. A. Whiting for defendants.
|, PROBATE MATTERS TODAY
The following probate matters will be
taken up in chambers by Judge
Humphreys today:
Guardianship, Kealohaokalani, a mi
nor. accounts.
Estate of j. F. o. Banning. masters
report.
Guardianship Jas. Love. masters re-
port.
Guardianship Richardson minors.
masters report.
Guardianship Gay. masters report.
Guardianship 1. Robinson, a minor.
motion.
In re David Manuel. appointment Of
guardian
X. Naholowaa VS.. Z. II. f. VOTERS.
motion for decree.
J Estate of Jas. Dodd. petition to sell
leasehold.
Guardianship G. Alai, masters report.
Estate c. T. Gulick. masters report
G. Dowsett VS.. T.. Parker ct al, mo-
ton for trial.
@. Dowsett VS.. NJ. C. Dowsett ct al.
: motion for trial.
z Estate Benjamin r. Steigmann, reti-
ton for temporary administrator.
Guardianship John ID. Holt, motion.
Guardianship Lam Fook Len ct al.
appointment Of guardian.
q Estate Manuel c.. Garrido. resigna-
> ton OF administrator.
NEW COURT RULE.
The following new rule was promul-
gated by Judge Humphreys in the Cir
cult Court yesterday:
|, 1t Is hereby ordered that all moneys
j. paid into court whether voluntarily as
by way of tender or upon the order OF
q one of the Judges. shall be Immediately
; deposited. by the clerk receiving such
moneys In the First National Bank Of
Hawaii to the credit of the Circuit
Court of the First Circuit and sucf
moneys shall not be Withdrawn from
y said bank except upon a draft Of on'
Of the Judges OF this court attested b,
J. a clerk OF the court and the seal of TIT
!. court. II Is further ordered that a cop,
~ OF this rule be furnished the said banl
and that copy OF the same be pastet
in the pass book to sbe furnished tn
~ court by said bank.
JAMES Hollis PROPERTY.
Mrs. Helen A. Holt. Administrative o
the estate OF James X. Holt. has file'
in the Circuit Court a petition for tn
ID allowance OF her account. 1t Is accom-
panied by an inventory of the estat
VI which shows its total value to be $50.
o45.
q The real property In valued at $49.86
and includes the homestead at Makik
and Lunalilo streets valued at $l0.o0t
piece of land on Nuuanu street nea
Beretania street valued at $4,000. Ma
,unakea street property worth 5000
property at Waialua worth 5000.
tract at Paalaa. waialua. worth $500
and a large tract at Waianae wort
- 81, 600. as well as other property seal
tered about the islands. The personalt
Is valued at s2.1s5. The income froI
the estate Is approximately 4,s53 pt
annum.
In her account she charges herse
with 81, 1921 and asks to be Above
the sum of s21, $685.. leaving a balanc
due her OF s23s.54.
MURDERER's ESTATE.
While lying on her couch OF pain 9
the Queens Hospital on wednesda,
Mrs. Emma Steigmann placed a mar
tnt tVtt VI ~ wv " 49, 80 =
49,. asked for the appointment Of her fail
er. M. Dollinger. as the temporary az
a.. minIstrator of the estate Of Bentaml
H. steirmann. The estate consists
goods In the King street store value
at $500. and household furniture wort
$50. with a large quantity Of goods no
In transit from San Francisco Of vi
known value.
The heirs Of the estate are. stated
be Emma steigmann. Manuel and i
raeI Steigmann.
Mrs. Steigmann r. the woman WI
figured in the tragedy at the Honolu
Hotel and whose husband killed bimss
81 after wounding her SO that she ca
= scarcely recover.
II HAVE MADE UP.
~ Mrs. Maria Henrickson ard her hu