Pae v. Stevens

256 F.2d 208 Raymond PAE, also known as Kealoha-kalani Liu, Appellant, v. Ruth Lehua STEVENS, Samuel Stevens, also known as Boyd Stevens, and Kam Tai Lee, Treasurer of the Territory of Hawaii, Appellees. No. 15498. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. Feb. 14, 1958. Wei Yuen Char, Honolulu, Hawaii, for appellant. Herbert Y. C. Choy, Atty. Gen., Richard K. Sharpless, Henry H. Shigekane, Deputy Atty. Gen., Territory of Hawaii, for appellees. Before HEALY and FEE, Circuit Judges, and ROSS, District Judge. JAMES ALGER FEE, Circuit Judge. 1 In an action brought by Raymond Pae under the provisions of the modified Torrens law, adopted by the legislature, to recover for the conveyance by fraud, during his minority, of real property owned by him, the Supreme Court of Hawaii affirmed the finding of the trial court 'that the failure to register the age of plaintiff upon the certificate was due to the negligence of plaintiff himself.' 1 Appeal was taken to this Court by Pae under 28 U.S.C.A. 1293. 2 Raymond Pae, also known as Kealohakalani Liu, was born on February 12, 1920. About September 1, 1925, plaintiff assumed the name of Raymond Pae, taking the surname of his uncle, with whom…