No sale by execution shall operate to convey a greater estate or interest in the property sold, than the defendant in execution had at the time of sale; and all such sales of property not belonging to the defendant shall subject the officer to the private action of the purchaser, being afterwards deprived thereof by the real owner.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 651-49
Only defendant's interest sold
CC 1859, §1027; RL 1925, §2451; RL 1935, §4152; RL 1945, §10179; RL 1955, §233-48; HRS §651-49
Official source: Hawaii State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Hawaii statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.