The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-01
JUDGE EDINGs COURT.


The case of Kalau VS. Eva Plantation
Co. was taken UP according to continu-
ance yesterday morning, and the taking
of evidence was completed. and argument
had. The matter went to the jury at
$50 o'clock, five days having been taken
up with the hearing.
AT 40 O'Clock the jury returned a yer
dict for the plaintiff for $50 damages,
carrying the title to the land in dispute.
COURT 4,OTES.
In the case of C. d. Pringle VS.. Hilo
Mercantile Company. the plaintiff by C.
C. Biting, i-.s attorney, has 1ned petit
ton praying for writ of error, because,
he alleges, on the record of proceedings
and also in the Judgment of the Court
rendered during the January term, mani
fest error interviewed to the great dam
age of petitioner. A list of alleged err
ors is given by petitioner nine in num-
Der. Return of summons was made yes
terday.
Notice of appeal. certificate and rec
ord from the Second District Court has
been filed in the suit for summary pos
session by d. Kopali VS.. Low F'o Yau,
by the defendants, against whom judg-
ment was rendered in the lower court.
Appeal has also been filed in the First
Circuit Court by F. NJ. Brooks, attorney
for defendant in the suit on a pronis-
sorry note of Ian Yin and Ian Fong vs..
Lee King.
In the case of NJ Gusmao Silva VS.. j.
A. Magoon, the defendant has moved the
Court for an order setting day certain
for the hearing of defendants demurrer
heretofore filed herein. basing said mo-
ton upon the records and files. Notice
Is given by Magoon & Thompson, de-
hot cotI
will be presented Monday, June 3, at
10 a. N.
Formal Judgment in the case of II. M.
Mist VS.. the Kapiolani Estate was yes
terday filed, awarding plaintiff the house
lot at the Kalia plains sued for, and costs
taxed at $3.50, according TO plaintiff S
bill of costs filed by Hatch silliman.
BERGSTRoM vs. WOOD.
James w Bergstrom has brought silt,
by his attorneys, Kinney, Ballou e. Nc
Clanahan, against j. @. Wood for the
cancellation of a promissory note and
for an injunction restraining the defend
ant and his agents or attorneys from ne
gotiating said promissory note or from
bringing proceedings to enforce said note
at law, or from selling, hypothecating or
otherwise encumbering five shares of as
sessable stock of the Waialua Agricul-
tlIral Co, Ltd, ana sixteen SndreS or
paid up stock of the Bergstrom Music
Co., Ltd, held as security on said note
by defendant, until the final determine
ton of the Court in the matter.
The plaintiff alleges rnat the defendant
was employed as an agent by MIN to
purchase said stock, plaint.n note for
IS, 900 being given to defendant for the
purchase price, and said stock being held
i by defendant as security for said note.
Plaintiff. aneges that there was. only a
pretended purchase. and desires the note
to be cancelled and the Injunction issued
because of the alleged danger that said
note may be negotiated upon by defend
ant, said note by plaintiff being deemed
void because of fraud. The defendant Is
now absent from the Territory and sum
mons has been returned unserved.
PROBATE
| Clara T. Morrison has petitioned thai
the will of Hugh Morrison, deceased, be
admitted to probate, fling the will with
her petition.
/ In said will petitioner is named as ex
| ecutrix, and Jane morrison. mother o.
the deceased, and Alexander Morrison
John Morrison. Jane Morrison, Ann Nor
trison. Charlotte Zimmerman, Mary Reit
and Helen Morrison, brothers and sister:
of the deceased, are also named as leg
atees, all residing at Aberdeen, Scotland
except Ann Morrison, who resides II
New York. and petitioner, who is thu