The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-29

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benefit of the deceased, being S493. 80
| which it claims will only be paid over
TO the legal guardians OF his two minor
children.
]. NJ. Vivas. president of the Por-
| tl,guese Mutual Benefit Society. petit
| lions that John P. Dias be appointed
guardian of Antonio BoteIho, minor.
: to look after her interest in the estate
of her late father. There is about $500
belonging to BoteIho's estate in this
| societys funds.
MRS. LUCE'S ESTATE.
Judge De Bolt confirmed the mas
ter's report on the final account of A.
M. G. Luce, administrators of the es-
tate of Mary Luce, deceased. Holmes
| & Stanley appeared for the petitioner.
| The account was approved and the ad-
ministrstrix ordered to deliver the
property to the persons thereto entitled,
and to be discharged upon fling the
final receipts of the legatees. Those
entitled to the property are Alice Maude
Gaskell Luce of Honolulu and Beatrice
Mary Gaskell Luce of England, both
adopted daughters and devisees and
Iegatees under the will of decedent,
share and share alike. The cash bal
ance is $714S.49, the rest of the estate
consisting of one and $500 acres of
land on Wyllie street, Honolulu, and
personal property of household furni
ture jewelry, wearing apparel, etc. P.
D. Kellett, Jr., was allowed masters
fee of $25.
w. S. LUCES ESTATE
The masters report on the final ac-
count of Alice NJ. G. Luce, adfninistra-
trix of the estate OF William Seaborn
Luce, was confirmed the account ap-
proved and the administrative order
ed discharged. P. D. Kellett, Jr., was
allowed masters fee of SIS. Holmes
& Stanley appeared for the petitioner.
The account showed a balance due the
administrative of $244S.S7. By will the
deceased left all of his estate to his
wife, and in case she did not survive
him to his two adopted daughters,
Alice NJ. G.. and Beatrice NJ. G. Luce.
He left real estate of 43-10O acre on
Wyllie street.
THE HAYSELDEN ESTATE.
Judge De Bolt approved the accounts
of E. Faxon Bishop, trustee of the es-
tate of Jas. G. Hayselden, deceased.
1t balances at $2503.54. The inventory
gives the estate total valuation of
$30.54S.3S, of which $4,000 represents real
estate.
HARDLY WORTH APPRAISING.
H. Focke, George Stubuer and FIR.
F'reudenberg, appraisers, have returned
the value of the estate of In Chock,
deceased, as $61.S0.
JUDGMENT OPENED.
Judge De Bolt yesterday granted a
motion by defendant to open iudg-
ment given to plaintiff by default on
the 26th inst, in the case of A w. r
Bottomley, trustee, VS.. j. P. Rodrigues
1t was shown that due notice of the
hearing was not given, affidavits to
that effect being produced from Hen
ry Hogan, c. A. K. Hopkins and Rod
rigues. Watson for plaintiff; Holmes
& Stanley for defendant The judg- |
ment was for $1S9 and costs. Plain
tiff is trustee of the Washington Mer- |
camille Co., a corporation that used to |
do business in the old Masonic build |
ing, and the claim is for rent, which |
the defendant maintains he did not |
owe.
AUTHORITY DEMANDED.
The Honolulu Brewing & Mailing /
Co., Ltd, by it's attorneys, Hatch &
Ballou, files a motion that J. w. Cath
cart and c. c. Biting be required to
produce the authority under which |
they claim to represent the plaintiff
in the suit of Western Iron Works Co.
against Victor Hoffman and the NOV
ant. A similar motion, referring to
the same attorneys for plaintiff, is
filed in the suit of Niehaus Brothers !
Co. VS.. Honolulu Brewing & Mailing
Co.
With reference to the former case
|
brewery company, makes affidavit that
he has in his possession a letter from
the Western Iron Works Co., saying
that they are in no way responsible
for any attorneys fees, as they did not
retain anyone to do any business for
them, but it appeared that Hoffman
filed his claim in a lien and in some
way they were party to the suit.
Just how or where we stand" The let
ter runs, 'is a mystery to US at the
present writing
ISAAC NOAR'S CASE.
In the partition suit of Lee Chu and
c. K. All against Isaac Noar and Julia
Noar, Magoon and Lightfoot for plain
tiffs give notice of motion for an order
allowing them to file a supplemental
bill
The proposed bill is attached It
prays for a sale of the property owned
in common by the parties on showing
that part of the premises described in
the original bill was sold under fore
closure of mortgage, the plaintiffs be-
ing the purchasers, and that it is i'm
practicable to partition the remainder.
This is a leasehold interest, of which | ,
Lee Chu owns four, c. K. All five Isaac ]
Noar six and Julia Noar one sixteenth.
MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL. :
E. A. Douthitt, attorney for plain ;
tiff, will this morning or as soon as :
he can be heard, present before Judge
Gear motion for a new trial in the
case of Jas. w. w. Brewster VS..
Frederic J. Church.
DEMURRER SUSTAINED.