THOMAS v. STATE

No. 5272.

514 P.2d 572 (1973)

Hannah Haili THOMAS et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. STATE of Hawaii et al., and Jennie T. Sebastian and Marvin H. Fukumitsu, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

Rehearing Denied October 12, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Helen B. Ryan, Honolulu (Ryan & Ryan, Honolulu, of counsel), for defendants-appellants.

Donald E. Scearce, Honolulu (Cades, Schutte, Fleming & Wright, Honolulu, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., and MARUMOTO, ABE, LEVINSON and KOBAYASHI, JJ.


ABE, Justice.

The plaintiffs on March 19, 1968 commenced this action to quiet title to eight parcels of land and named numerous defendants. This appeal, however, concerns the parcel of land designated as LCA 2997:2 to Nakanelua, and also Tax Key 4-9-03-3.

As to this parcel of land the defendants-appellants, Jennie T. Sebastian and Marvin H. Fukumitsu, filed a counterclaim and cross-complaint claiming title to same by adverse possession. After trial, the jury...

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