NIHOA v. CHOW

No. 5534.

552 P.2d 77 (1976)

Dorothy NIHOA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Clarence George CHOW and Hilary Gath Chow, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

Rehearing Denied October 26, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guy T. Moen, Wailuku, and Daniel T. Solter, Santa Rosa, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant; Langa & Kohne, Wailuku, of counsel.

Bernaldo D. Bicoy, Simeon R. Acoba, Jr., Honolulu, Bicoy & Yamane, Honolulu, of counsel, for defendants-appellees.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., and KOBAYASHI, OGATA, MENOR and KIDWELL, JJ.


RICHARDSON, Chief Justice.

This is an action to quiet title at law, pursuant to HRS §§ 669-1 et seq. (1975 Supp.). Both plaintiff and defendants assert fee ownership of the disputed parcel, which lies between the beach and plaintiff's undisputed property. Plaintiff alleges adverse possession by herself and/or her predecessors in interest. Defendants claim title based on a deed. The trial court found for the defendants.

This court affirms the...

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