The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-14
AMMO MUST Pay
THEzzFULL CLAIM
Court Directs Two Verdicts--
Big Admiralty Suit
on Trial.

| In the case of Hiyakulei Tokimasa
V. S. Ammo, tried before Judge De Bolt,
a directed verdict for the plaintiff for
5000 was rendered. George A. Davis
for plaintiff; A. S. Humphreys for de-
PENDANT.
| 1t was claimed that Ammo in Septem-
| Der, 1905, collected one thousand dol
lars under a policy of insurance upon
the life of one Usaburo Nakamichi,
which was payable to plaintiff, and
Ammo upon collecting the money un-
dertook to pay it to plaintiff or his
authorized attorney, Chiotaro Toki-
masa, but in violation of his promise
refused and neglected to pay the
money. Defendant was authorized to
pay 500 to an attorney for collecting
the money from the insurance COM
pany, and this amount was deducted
from the $1,000 and the suit brought
for $780,
| Defendant was about to leave for
the Orient in a steamer last week,
when he was detained by process of
law to defend his action with regard
to the money involved in this case.
Judge De Bolt ordered a directed
verdict for defendant in the action to
quiet title brought by Pekelo Kappa
manu- against John Hao. c. H. Dickey
for plaintiff, c. F. Clemens for defend
ant.
PROBATE MATTERS.
Inventories have been filed by Geo.
r. Carter, guardian of Henry A. p.
Garter and Grace S. Carter, minors.
The value of the estate of Henry is
$62, 1899, and that of Grace $62, 1880.
A supplemental joint account is also
filed.
Judge Robinson grants Hawaiian
Trust Co, Ltd, ancillary administra-
tor of the estate of Genevieve Dow
sett Dunbar, thirty days from date in
which to file an inventory.
Chock Tong, guardian of c. Chock
Joy, minor, in his first account shows
he received 800 and expended s107.45.
COURT ITEMS.
Judge Dole further heard the 100000
admiralty libel of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Co. against the dredge Pa
cific, of which the North American
Dredging Co. is claimant.
U. S. Commissioner Hatch was hear
ing an Edmunds Act case yesterday.
A cloud Of witnesses of various races
was in attendance. District Attorney
Breckons prosecuted and E. A. Dou-
thitt defended.
Lee Chu by his attorneys, Magoon
& Lightfoot, makes a general denial
to the complaint in assumpsit of Yong |
Kwong Tat.
O o o 900 600 o O O. o 90
to town where he will for some time |
stay with his friends at Kaimuki.
WAIMEA NOTES.
Waimea school has had to follow the |
example of several of the other seats
of learning on Kauai and suspend
operations for some time. Wednesday
on calling the roll, thirty pupils were
found to be absent. Thursday their
number swollen to forty-three, but
when Friday dawned and two more
children had Joined the ranks of the
absent ones DR.. Sandow decided that
it had gone far enough and ordered
the school closed. 1t is the same COM
plant here as at Lihue and Hama
pepe-measles.
Mr.. Jensen from Kekaha, who has
been at the hospital for some weeks,
IdS DeSn ulSCIldISSu dS CuiCu, Jul his
in trouble, Mr.. Gregg, is
still there.
Waimea district was treated to an A;
,ther good rain last week, swelling
he record and incidentally also rivers
md bitches The beautiful weather of
he last three days has transformed !
he country and made it green even
N the Kekaha ridges.
Two more patients were moved into
he hospital from Kekaha last week,
". Danford who is threatened with |
appendicitis and Martin Erickson with
Ugh fever.