DE FREITAS v. TRS. CAMPBELL EST.

No. 4169.

46 Haw. 425 (1963)

380 P.2d 762

EMMELINE DE FREITAS, ALSO KNOWN AS EMMELINE KAINA, v. JAMES L. COKE, ALAN S. DAVIS AND FREDERICK OHRT, TRUSTEES FOR THE ESTATE OF JAMES CAMPBELL, DECEASED, AND THE KAHUKU PLANTATION CO., LTD.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

April 2, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W.Y. Char for appellant.

Frank D. Gibson, Jr. (Henshaw, Conroy & Hamilton) for appellees.

TSUKIYAMA, C.J., WIRTZ, LEWIS, AND MIZUHA, JJ., AND CIRCUIT JUDGE TASHIRO IN PLACE OF CASSIDY, J., DISQUALIFIED.


OPINION OF THE COURT BY TSUKIYAMA, C.J.

By deed dated September 1, 1923, one Kainanui, as grantor, conveyed certain lands situate in the area of Waialua and Kahuku, Island of Oahu, to his six children, namely: Leialoha Kaleo, Kahalaopuna D. Pahu, Hooliliamanu (Manu) Ah Quinn, Kala Simeon Kalua, Waianuenue Spillner, and Kini Kaina.

Inasmuch as the controversy here involved requires an interpretation of the terms of the conveyance in relation to the character...

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