IN RE WONG TUNG FOOK

No. 4212.

40 F.2d 741 (1930)

In re WONG TUNG FOOK.

District Court, D. Massachusetts.

April 29, 1930.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Everett F. Damon, of Boston, Mass., for petitioner.

Frederick H. Tarr, U. S. Atty., and John W. Schenck, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Boston, Mass.


MORTON, District Judge.

If the petitioner's claim to citizenship is more than merely colorable, he is entitled to a judicial determination of the question. See Ng Fung Ho v. White, 259 U.S. 276, 42 S.Ct. 492, 66 L. Ed. 938. See, too, Riley v. Howes (C. C. A.) 24 F.2d 686, and Lum Man Shing v. United States (C. C. A.) 29 F.2d 500.

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