The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-17
COURTS ARE
KEPT BUSY
Insurance Case To Be
Heard Next Term.
MANY BONDS ARE FILED
Mary J. Montana Wants w. R. Castle
to Account for $4,000
Of Her Money.

Much time during the February term
of the Circuit Court will be taken UP
in, hearing causes why insurance mon
ey should not be paid by the various
insurance companies to those who sur
fered loss by the fire in Chinatown.
Ten different suits have been filed. and
the dates of hearing set for 10 o'clock
a. M, February 4th
Choy Look See vs. Scottish Union
and National Insurance Company, $500;
Sing Chan Company VS.. New Zealand
Insurance Company, $1,000; Choy Look
See VS.. Royal Insurance Company,
$1,000; w. w. Ahana vs. Insurance
Company Of North America, $1,000; Ho
Chan ct al. VS.. Insurance Company OF
North America, $500; Wang Kong
Yum VS.. Union Assurance Company.
$1,000: Pal Kau VS.. Sevea Insurance
Company. $500; Lau Chez ct al. VS..
Norwich, Union Fire Insurance Society,
$500; Wing Man Yum Company vs.
Scottish Union and National Insurance
Company. $500.
Mary J. Montana has FLED a bill FOR
accounting dSdiuSl W. SdSllS, utT
agent. The plaintiff states that De-
cember 30, 1899, she became possessed
of piece of property valued at $25, 00O
and that she gave William C. Achi a
warranty deed for the same for the
said amount of money She claims that
in spite of frequent demands on her
part, she has been able TO obtain only
$500 of the entire sum paid to her
agent. Finally, she says that the de-
PENDANT sent her on February 10, 1900
a statement showing a balance of only
$4,000 due her, and that was invested
in dairy property for three years at Z
per cent interest. Later, she succeeded
in obtaining 800 more, leaving a. bal
ance of $1,000 in the hands of her
agent. She now wants true account
and proof of all expenditures.
Wong But Nam has filed damage
proceedings in the Circuit Court
against Chock Sing for the sum of
$1,357 and costs. On September %,
1899, the defendant leased a store on
Hotel street to the plaintiff for three
years. On January Is. 1900, Chock Sing
sub-leased the property to Chang Sing
until September Is, 1900, Chang was
later ordered to yacate. but failed to
do so. The plaintiff alleges that had
Chang done so, the store could have
been rented at once. On account of
the non-performance Of some Of the
agreements between them by the de-
PENDANT. the plaintiff believes that he
Is damaged to the extent Of tho sum
named.
NOTES OF THE COURT.
The defendant In the case Of Tong
Chong Chan VS.. New Zealand Insur-
ance Co., Ltd. has filed a demurrer in
| the Circuit Court in answer to the COM
plant filed by the plaintiff.
w. L. Howard. administrator for the
| estate Of August Kraft. deceased, has
| filed a bond for $4,000 in the Circuit
| Court. w. r. Castle is the surety. The
bond was approved yesterday and let
| tiers of administration ordered
! James A. Low has deposited in the
/ Circuit Court an inventory OF the es-
tate Of David w. Lowe. deceased
| showing the total value of the estate
to be 3.304.5
A settlement has been effected with
! the defendant in the case of J. M
! Niyas and ]. S. Ramos VS. C. Pereira
and the case discontinued
A demurrer was filed yesterday In
the Circuit Court in the case of c. K
Towt VS.. Kona Sugar Co., Ltd, In
which defendant claims that complaint
does not properly set forth the facts.
Joseph A. Gilman, administrator FOL
! the estate of John Phillips, deceas ed
has filed with the Circuit Court ar
annual account of expenditures, 10.
gether with an inventory of the house.
| hold effects
Monday. February 4th, at 10 o'clock
the first hearing of the case of Mary
A Coffeila VS.. Territory of Hawaii
will be held in the Circuit Court before
the judge of the First Circuit
William r. Sims, administrator fol-
the estate of Katy Ellen Sims, deceas
ed. has filed bond for 800 in tn;
Circuit Court, offering William G
Brash as surety. The bond was ap
proved yesterday.