The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-10-19
involved Nuuanu Valley
Property.
SUPREME COURT DECISION
James Hollis Estate Administrator
flr Suicides Holdings
Court News.

| he case of Bruce Cartwright ct al VS..
Charlotte Il Iaukea and Curtis p. lau-
| 'sea. The case was for the reformation
Of a certain deed made by the defend
ants to the plaintiffs father In 1878 to
ertan property in Nuuanu valley. II
seemed according to the terms of the
Iced that all right of the defendants
lad not been transferred to the palm
IN as was claimed was the intention
If the parties when the deed was sign
ID. Suit was brought for the reforma
ION of the deed and the lower court
Jrdered this to be done.
The Supreme Court opinion which
was written by Justice Galbraith holds
| that, Where evidence clearly Shows
! hat a deed, through carelessness or
| mistake of the draughtsman does not
rxpress the intention of the parties
| hereto court of equity will reform
he same so as to express the intention
t the parties at the time OF its exc
cution."
The decision of the lower court is at
lirmed. The opinion is concurred in by
Chief Justice Frear and by Circuit
Judge Stanley who sat in the case with
the Supreme judges in 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, Northumberland, mi
nor, accounts.
Estate of ]. f. o. Banning. masters
report.
Guardianship Jas. Love, masters re-
port.
Guardianship Richardson minors,
masters report.
Guardianship Gay, masters report.
Guardianship j. Robinson, a minor,
motion.
In re David Manuel, appointment of
guardian.
X. Naholowaa VS.. L. II. +. Wolters,
motion for decree.
Estate of Jas. Dodd, petition to sell
leasehold.
Guardianship c. Alai, masters report.
Estate c. T. Gulick, masters report.
G. Dowsett VS.. L. Parker ct al, mo-
ton for trial.
G. Dowsett vs.. NJ. C. Dowsett ct al,
motion for trial.
Estate Benjamin L. Steigmann, petit
ton for temporary administrator.
Guardianship John d. Holt, motion.
Guardianship Lam Fook Len ct al,
appointment of guardian.
Estate Manuel G. Garrldo, resGna-
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
paid into court whether voluntarily as
by way of tender or upon the order OF
one of the Judges. shall be Immediately
deposited by the clerk receiving such
moneys in the First National Bank OF
dawaii to the credit of the Circuit
Court of the First Circuit and such
noneys shall not be withdrawn from
said bank except upon a draft of one
If the Judges of this court attested by
/ clerk of the court and the seal of the
curt. 1t is further ordered that "A copy
f this rule be furnished the said bank
md that a copy Of the same be pasted
n the pass book to be furnished the
.ourt by said bank,
JAMES HOLTS PROPERTY.
Mrs. Helen y. Holt. administrators of
he estate of James II. Holt has filed
II the Circuit Court petition for the
4llowance of her account. Ii is accom-
panied by an inventory of the estate
which shows its total value to be s52,-
80.
The real property is valued at SO, $50
md includes the homestead at Malllk
hnd Lunalilo streets valued at $4,000,
a piece of land on Nuuanu street near
3eretanla street valued at $4,000, Ma
lnakea street property worth 81 900,
property at Waialua worth 5000. a
ract at Paalaa, Waialua worth $1,000,
ana large tract AT Waianae worth
1000 as well as other property scat
tered about the Islands. The personally
5 valued At Sa,lS5, The income from
he estate is Approximately siS53 per
lnnum.
In her account she charges herself
with Sel,l39.u ana asks TO be allowed
the sum Of S2la1S26, leaving balance
Tue her OF S23S5i.
MuRpERERS ESTATE,
While lying on her couch OF pain at
the Queens Hospital on Wednesday. /
Mrs. Emma steigmann placed a mark
AZ the foot OF document whereby she /
asked for the appointment OF her faith. |
en- M, Dolllnger as the temporary adj |
mlnlslrator Of the estate of benjamin
o. sleigmann' The estate consists OF
goods In the King street store valued
a $500, and household furniture worth
800 Win large quantity of goods now
10 transit from san Francisco ~ un-
known value,
The heirs ~ The estate are stated 10
be Emma sloigmann, Manuel ana Ia,
rael staiemann.
Mrs- hialgmann IL The woman Who
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