Gomes v. Cordeiro
Gomes v. Cordeiro
Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
The complainant alleges in bis bill, in substance, tbat on ■or about January 21, 1897, be acquired by assignment a lease, wherein Queen Kapiolani was tbe lessor, of a certain described piece of land situate in Honolulu, and tbat on or about July 20 of tbe same year be sublet a portion of tbe demised premises to tbe respondent; tbat upon tbe death of tbe original lessor subsequent to tbe execution of tbe original lease, tbe Kapiolani Estate, Limited, became her successor in interest as to said land; “that at all times, and from tbe beginning of tbe confidential relationship of landlord and tenant between petitioner and defendant, tbe said defendant has known of all of tbe facts in relation thereto, and it has been understood and agreed between petitioner and defendant tbat at or before tbe expiration of petitioner’s lease he, tbe petitioner, should, if possible, obtain •another lease of all of said property as described in the original
The prayer is “that if it shall be ascertained that defendant has so obtained and secured said lease of said premises as herein set out and described, that the same, or that part of said property now held by petitioner and not included in the subletting by petitioner to- defendant, nor included in the agreements between petitioner and defendant, may be held and decreed by •the Court to be a continuance of the original lease asi above described, and the defendant ordered, adjudged and decreed.
Respondent demurred. The demurrer was sustained and the bill dismissed on the ground that the latter does not state facts ■sufficient to entitle the complainant to the relief prayed for or ■to any relief in a court of equity.
In our opinion, upon the facts stated in the bill the complainant is not entitled to any relief in a court of equity. The ■demurrer was correctly sustained.
The decree appealed from is affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- MANOEL GOMES v. JOSE CORDEIRO
- Status
- Published