The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-04
THE DAY
IN COURT
BOardman Wins
His $1,000
Suit.
FiREMAN'S FUND
MUST SETTLE
Supreme Court Decision Rendered
and First Judge is Occupied
With Probate, Cases.

matters that had been set for the day
yesterday morning, and several were
disposed of. There was no session of
court in the afternoon.
Judge Edings was occupied
all day in the hearing of G.
E. Boardman VS.. the >Fireman's
Fund Insurance Company, which is a
suit brought to collect $1,000 insurance
in consequence of the burning down
of plaintiffs house by the Board of
Health during the plague. defendants
policy at that time covering the prop
erty in the amount sued for.
Hatch & Silliman represented the de-
PENDANT, and Andrews, Peters & An
drade the plaintiff The taking of evil
dence was completed and argument was
had. Instructions were given to the
jury after o'clock and the twelve
good men and true" retired to deliber-
ate upon the case. At $50 they re-
turned TO the court room with a verdict
in favor of the plaintiff for $1,000.
COURT NOTES.
In the matter of the estate of Lole-
kama, deceased. Nawahine, by his at
torney, Cecil Brown, and by leave of
court, has filed his diseontinuance of
his petition for letters of administra-
ton.
The Eva Plantation Company has
filed its bond on appeal in the trespass
suit brought by Kalau. in which it is
defendant, and in which $50 dana ges
was awarded plaintiff.
The case of ]. r. Burns VS.. the Mu-
tual Telephone Company has been dis
missed by Judge Edings on motion of
defendant, upon the ground that the
court has no Jurisdiction to hear the
same
In the case of Manuel de Quadros VS..
w F. Frear ct al. which came up yes
terday morning before Judge Edings,
Robinson & Wilder, attorneys for de-
PENDANT, moved to strike out the plain
tiff's amended complaint, on the
ground that it was not an amendment
to the complaint. The motion was de-
MED, and defendant allowed five days
in which to answer. An exception was
filed by plaintiffs attorneys.
In the case of H NJ. Mist VS.. Kapio-
lani Estate, Limited. the defendant has
filed its bill of exceptions on appeal to
the Supreme Court.
DIVORCE.
| In the suit for divorce of Kalani
Noholoa VS.. David Noholoa. in which
divorce is asked for on the ground that
the libelee is leper, return of sum
mons was yesterday made, showing
service upon the libellant at Kaiaupa-
pa Island of Molokai, on May 18th.
|
PROBATE.
Upon the nomination of Joseph NJ.
Dat, administrator of the estate of
Frederick B. Dat, deceased. ard the
concurrence of E. P. Dole on behalf
of the Treasurer of the Territory. Dan
H. Case was yesterday appointed APP
praiser, to make appraisement and re-
port in the matter OF the estate OF
Frederick B Dat. deceased.
| Upon petition of Alice Maud Gaskell
Luce, the will of W. S. Luce. deceased
has been admitted to probate, and Pc
titioner appointed executrix under the
same.
| GUARDIANSHIP MATTERS.
Benjamin l.. Marx was yesterday. on
his own petition. appointed guardian
of the property and person Of Alexan-
der Martin Moore. of San Francisco
under $500 bonds said petition show
ing that the father of said minor, who
was the duly appointed guardian, Is
now deceased. The property referred
to is a certain parcel of land situate
on the corner of Beretania and Pike
| streets.
The first judge of the First Circuit
Court yesterday issued an order ap-
proving the final accounts and ordering
the discharge of David Dayton as
! -,
of William Washington Hart, Henry
| Washington Hart. Edward Washing
ton Hart, and George Washington
Hart
FEDERAL COURT.
George Hayward and Leonard Perry
yesterday plead guilty TO a charge OF
assault and battery on one Valentine
Ballard on board the American YES
sci Abner Coburn, they being the frs
and second mates of said vessel, and
were, by Judge Estee. sentenced tC
! three months imprisonment in Oahu
Jail, hearing and all proceedings hay'
ing been waived.
Kinsatura Fomishina. of Hawaii
was yesterday adjudged a bankrupt
and the matter was referred by thu
Federal Courtfto Thomas c. Ridgeway
ESQ, referee in bankruptcy for thu
Island of Hawaii. 1t was ordered tina
the first meeting of the cerditors b.
held in the office of the referee OF
June "a. at 10 o'clock, at which tim
said bankrupt is ordered to be pres
ent.
SUPREME COURT DECISION.
The Supreme Court has rendered ;
unanimous decision on the submittet
case without action. of P. D. Kellet
Jr, VS.. Bishop & Co, and Augusta 10
| hansen. The plaintiff, Kellett, wa
appointed guardian of c. Lundahl. ad
judged an insane person. Ludahl
about month previous, deposite'
s., 900 in Bishop & Cos Bank. in pay
ment of a draft on the Bank of Cali
fornia, at San Francisco. payable t
the order of Miss Augusta Johansen
No duplicate of the draft was issued
Lundahl retained the draft in his owl
| nnssessinrl and 1t is now in the nos