Akona v. Kaluai

Citations

• 25 Haw. 392
• 1920 Haw. LEXIS 53

Syllabus

<p>Evidence — marriage.</p> <p>Any evidence which is admissible, in those jurisdictions which recognize a common law marriage as valid, to corroborate the evidence of such, marriage is also admissible to corroborate the evidence of a ceremonial or statutory marriage.</p> <p>Same — same.</p> <p>A marriage record kept by a priest and produced from the custody of his successor who is custodian of the record is admissible without proving that the entry was made by the priest who performed the marriage ceremony.</p> <p>Same — cross-examination.</p> <p>Where one is given wide latitude in an attempt to test the memory of a witness it is proper for the court to exercise a sound discretion in excluding further cross-examination for that purpose.</p>