Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-17
LAWYER DAVIS CONTRACT
IN SUMNER LITIGATION F.

Editor Evening Bulletin without
unnecessary comment publish the
contract with Sumner. II is in the
words and figures following, to wit:
Il hereby retain, employ and author.
lie Geo. A. Davis to act for me as my |
counsel in all suits and actions in
equity and at law now pending in the !
courts of the Territory of Hawaii and |
especially in the suit in equity now |
pending between the Bishop oi Pan.
opolis plaintiff and John X. Sumner de.
PENDANT. the plaintiff praying to be dis.
charged as trustee. And the said Geo. |
A. Davis is hereby authorized to take !!
any and all steps that may be neces.
sary to obtain possession of the sum
of S4S,O25.OO now on deposit in Bish. !
ops bank, and the said Geo. A. Davis
is hereby irrevocably appointed my at
torney.in.fact as well as of record to
represent me in all litigation and TO
collect and receipt for all monies due
or to become due me in this Territory,
and to bring actions at law or suits in
equity to obtain judgments and DEGREES
for the purpose of establishing my
rights, and / hereby agree to pay him
the sum OF three thousand dollars for
his services at any time when he may
demand the same, and to pay all costs
the said Geo. A. Davis binds himself to
60 all that may be necessary In the
premises and to work diligently and
faithfully for the purpose of establish.
ing my rights. All other powers of at.
torney given at any time previous are
hereby revoked. Dated, signed and
sealed at Honolulu this LIST Of Deem
Der, A. d. 1902.
(Sgd) JOHN X. SUMER. Seal
Signed and sealed in the presence Of
| (Sgd) p. II. BURNETTE.
This power of attorney was duly &C.
| knowledged before Z. II. Burnette, n
notary public, and there was pending
III the Circuit Court the case of Y. Ahin
VS.. John X. Sumner, and the case Is
now on appeal. Sumner transferred to
Bruce Cartwright, trustee. all his right
title and interest in and to Mokapu,
valuable land on the other side of this
Island, the property he wanted TO get
possession and control of again. My
contract bound me to untagle this
mans affairs, involved as he is in liti.
cation which will last heaven knows
how long. II is fortunate for me that
am able to establish beyond question
that ! did not Take a contract from
| John X. Sumner t. cash the siS,000,00
check for fee of 100000" My work
| 10 the Circuit Court in fighting day by
day to terminate the trust now termi'
mated by decree of the First Judge,
speaks louder than any word of mine.
So far |. have not demanded the fee.
and my friends may be sure snail not
until | think | have earned IL. II Is
optional with me. When ! entered the
Sumner cases the Oahu Railway &
Land Company were seeking to enforce
their option to purchase this property
Tor 100000. They paid one hundred
and ten thousand dollars for it-after
service of an injunction-after nego
tiations with me. and got their title
and deed upon my suggestions to have
all the living heirs Of Sumner sign the
deed. So far has the Sumner litigation
progressed. There Is still an unwrit'
ten chapter which cannot be told now,
but which may be made public here
after
did not record my power of attor'
ney. which is absolute; and have for
month done hardly anything but
faithfully and diligently fight the bat
ties of John X. Sumner without get
ting a dollar from him. The papers
prepared by me against Bishop & Co.
and now in evidence entirely disprove
the malicious and false statement of
Thurston's newspaper. Respectfully,
G. A. DAVIS.