CHIN YOW v. UNITED STATES

No. 76.

208 U.S. 8 (1908)

CHIN YOW v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 6, 1908.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Maxwell Evarts, for appellant.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Cooley, for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE HOLMES delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a petition for habeas corpus by a Chinese person, alleging that he is detained unlawfully by the General Manager of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company on the ground that he is not entitled to enter the United States. The petition alleges that the petitioner is a resident and citizen of the United States, born in...

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