Gray v. Noholoa

Citations

• 214 U.S. 108
• 29 S. Ct. 571
• 53 L. Ed. 931
• 1909 U.S. LEXIS 1896

Syllabus

<p>Which is the correct English translation of a will written in the Hawaiian language is a pure question of fact,.and in this case this court follows its usual course in regard to the findings-of fact of both the lower courts and adopts, the translation which'both found to be correct.</p> <p>The will of a childless testatrix,.who lived with her husband in the leper colony of Hawaii leaving all her property to her husband, was rightfully construed as relating to all property whether situated in' that colony or outside thereof, it not being presumed that she died intestate as to a<ny of her property or'that she would limit her bounty to her husband by omitting any of her property. •</p> <p>18 Hawaii, 265, affirmed.</p>