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GOMES v. UPCHURCH

No. 4543.

50 Haw. 125 (1967)

432 P.2d 890

MARIA COSIE GOMES AND JOSEPH GOMES, TRUSTEES UNDER THE WILL OF MANUEL GOMES, DECEASED v. WILLIAM UPCHURCH, ET AL.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

November 1, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ton Seek Pai (Okumura and Takushi of counsel) for defendants-appellants William Upchurch, Elaine Upchurch, Keikilani Gallagher, Heirs of Emmaline L. Upchurch, Henry A. Wong, Thelma Wong, Francis K. Chun and Gloria C. Chun.

Merrill L. Carlsmith

Tamotsu Tanaka (Carlsmith, Carlsmith, Wichman and Case of counsel) for plaintiffs-appellees.

RICHARDSON, C.J., MIZUHA, MARUMOTO, ABE AND LEVINSON, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT BY MIZUHA, J.

Plaintiffs-appellees brought suit against defendants to establish plaintiffs' title to 19.93 acres of land in the district of Kona, County of Hawaii, by deed and adverse possession. Defendants-appellants in their answer to the complaint denied that plaintiffs had either paper title or title by adverse possession as to a portion of the property consisting of approximately two acres. The trial judge found that plaintiffs had acquired...

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