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Lowrey v. Hawaii, 215 U.S. 554 (1910)
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Lowrey v. Hawaii, 215 U.S. 554 (1910)
Lowrey v. Hawaii No. 469 Argued December 6, 1909 Decided January 24, 1910 215 U.S. 554
APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII
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The decision and opinion of this Court in Lowrey v. Hawaii, 206 U.S. 206, construed and followed as to construction of contract involved and liability thereunder of the Hawaiian government.
A condition to teach a definite Christian doctrine is not satisfied by teaching merely a form of general evangelical Christianity.
Where the breach of a covenant of use entails either forfeiture or payment of a specified sum, the grantee has the right of election until disavowal on his part and denial of the alternative obligation, and until then, notwithstanding a continuous breach, the statute of limitations does not run against the grantor.
A deed of trust conveying all lands of grantor or in which it has any interest held in this case to include its right to a liquidated sum in lieu of right of reentry for a breach of covenant of use of lands theretofore conveyed by it.
19 Haw. 123 reversed.
The facts are stated in the opinion.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Lowrey v. Hawaii, 215 U.S. 554 (1910) in 215 U.S. 554 215 U.S. 559. Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KLM3CVVH8PV74Q3.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Lowrey v. Hawaii, 215 U.S. 554 (1910), in 215 U.S. 554, page 215 U.S. 559. Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KLM3CVVH8PV74Q3.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Lowrey v. Hawaii, 215 U.S. 554 (1910). cited in 1910, 215 U.S. 554, pp.215 U.S. 559. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KLM3CVVH8PV74Q3.
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