McCANDLESS v. UNITED STATES

No. 3983.

37 F.2d 575 (1930)

McCANDLESS, Commissioner of Immigration, v. UNITED STATES ex rel. CHILA.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

January 23, 1930.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George W. Coles, U. S. Atty., and Charles Denby, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Adrian Bonnelly, of Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before BUFFINGTON and WOOLLEY, Circuit Judges, and THOMSON, District Judge.


BUFFINGTON, Circuit Judge.

In the court below Pasquale Chila sued out a writ of habeas corpus praying his discharge from the custody of the Commissioner of Immigration, who held him for deportation. On hearing, the petitioner was discharged, whereupon the Commissioner took this appeal. Several questions are raised touching the construction and application of the various statutes bearing on immigration, which have been ably discussed. We do not feel we are required...

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