DE MELLO v. FONG

No. 11558.

164 F.2d 232 (1947)

DE MELLO v. FONG, City and County Auditor.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

October 29, 1947.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles B. Dwight, of Honolulu, T. H., for appellant.

Wilford D. Godbold, City and County Atty., and C. Dudley Pratt, both of Honolulu, T. H. (Vitousek, Prat & Winn, of Honolulu, T. H., of counsel), for appellee.

Before MATHEWS, HEALY, and BONE, Circuit Judges.


HEALY, Circuit Judge.

In this case we are asked to reverse a decision of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Hawaii holding invalid a private act of the territorial legislature, passed April 25, 1945, directing the treasurer of the city and county of Honolulu to pay to appellant the sum of $6,000 upon a warrant to be drawn by the auditor of the municipality. The act, so far as material, is shown on the margin.1

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