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KARNUTH v. UNITED STATES

No. 198.

279 U.S. 231 (1929)

KARNUTH, DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, ET AL. v. UNITED STATES ET REL. ALBRO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 8, 1929.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Mitchell, with whom Messrs. Green H. Hackworth, Solicitor, Department of State, Richard W. Flournoy, Jr., Assistant Solicitor, Theodore G. Risley, Solicitor Department of Labor, B.W. Butler and Albert E. Reitzel, Assistants to the Solicitor, and Frank M. Parrish were on the brief, for petitioners.

Mr. Preston M. Albro, with whom Mr. George W. Offutt was on the brief, for respondents.

MR. JUSTICE SUTHERLAND delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case arose under § 3 of the Immigration Act of 1924, c. 190, 43 Stat. 153, 154, U.S. Code, Title 8, § 203, et seq., which provides: "When used in this Act the term `immigrant' means any alien departing from any place outside the United States destined for the United States, except . . . (2) an alien visiting the United States temporarily as a tourist or temporarily for business or pleasure...

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