The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-07
THE CIVIL
CALENDAR
Little Cleaning Up
Many Old
Cases.
THREE TRIALS
YESTERDAY
Causes in Which Judge Gear Is
Disqualified Rapidly
Disposed OF.

Judge Little IS transacting an enormous
amount of business during his brief ses-
sion, and If next weeks business Is as
rapidly completed az was the case this
week. all Of the cases in which Judge
Gear is disqualified will soon be finished
up He has already disposed OF eight
cases In the four days his court has
been in session this week. three having
been completed yesterday.
The case of Henry Zerbe VS.. The Homo
lulu Tobacco Company occupied the
greater part of the day in Judge Titles
to be due plaintiff as wages from defend
ant, 1t having been claimed that the lat
ter contracted to employ Zerbe for
year and discharged him before his con-
tract expired. Plaintiff was employed
May 18th, and ON September 5th of the
same year, 1900, notified that his services
were no longer needed. He sued to re-
cover for salary for the remaining eight
months of the alleged contract at the
rate of 800 per month. On the stand he
testified that he was told that he was
discharged simply because of a change
having been decided upon by the COM
pany The jury was out less than an
hour, and returned verdict for defend
ant, signed by A. w. Pearson as fore
man.
The jury was composed as follows: B.
Neukana, D. K. Hoapili, ]. l. Cockett. A.
w. Pearson. o. Cox, j. B. Walker, E. K.
Hanapi ]. Fabian, ]. A. Legros, T.
Krouse. r. W. Davis. ]. A. McCandless.
ANOTHER JURY CASE.
In the case of the Honolulu Investment
Company vs.. NJ. Koie. Unauna ct ell.
there was no appearance for defendants.
and a verdict was returned for plaintiff.
This was an action to quiet title.
The jury was composed of A. w. Pear
son, F. Krouse. r. w. Davis, B. Maui
kama, ]. A. Legros. ]. o. Walker, ]. A.
E. K. Hanapi. o. Cox, S. Nawaakoa.
NEW SUITS.
a new libel for divorce was filed yes
terday, entitled John Degreaves VS.. Car
cline Degreayes. The highest grounds
were named, man named Stephen be-
ing the man named as correspondent.
Defendant is said to be a negress and
plaintiff white man. This is the second
time that suit for divorce was institut-
ed, but for some reason the libel was
dismissed in the former case.
A new Partition suit was filed yester-
day, entitled kamoa VS. Kaoo and others
LILIUoKOLANI ANSWERS.
An answer has been filed by defendant
in the case of Ane IIilo VS.. Liliuokolani,
denying the charges made and setting up
that she paid $50 in full for land in
question. She denies the allegation of
fraud, and denies that she agreed to can
eel mortgage, but the said land was con-
yeyed to her In fee simple by d. Malo
for $3.50. In conclusion she asks that the
bill of injunction be dismissed.
COURT CULLINGs.
A suit for injunction has been COM
menced by the Honolulu Plantation Co.
vs. 500 Chit San to restrain the defend
ant from tunneling under the center of
Makalapa. 1t is alleged In the complaint
that plaintiff will suffer irreparable in
jury from the acts of defendant. A tenn
porary injunction is issued.
In the matter of the petition of c.
Brown, administrator of the estate os
w. HI. Cummings. the court ordered that
Mr.. Brown continue to serve for the bal
ance OF the year as there are still ac-
counts to be collected.
Suit has been entered by Pahuane VS.
Hawakua for rent to the amount of $170.
An Injunction bond was filed yesterday
In the case of John 8. Andrade vs. s.
Schumann and Territory Stables Com
pany, limited. Defendant has been en-
Joined from exercising his influence to
secure the removal of Andrade as man
ager.
In the case of ]. p Rowland vs. Byron
Q. Clark, defendant confessed Judgment
for $i77.25 and into est.
An order was made yesterday by Judge
Gear for the sale of real estate belong
ing to the estate of A. G. Pestana, de-
ceased.
An answer will be fled by .Magoon in
the case of Rebekah Panee for termina-
ton of spendthrift trust making a gen.
eral denial Of the charges In the petit
ton