LIM KWOCK SOON v. BROWNELL

No. 16417.

253 F.2d 809 (1958)

LIM KWOCK SOON and Lim Kwock Min, Appellants, v. Herbert BROWNELL, Jr., Attorney General of the United States of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 22, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold D. Putman, Putman, Putman, Strong, Reid, Murray & Taylor, Joseph J. Reid, Richard G. Strong, San Antonio, Tex., for appellants.

Malcolm R. Wilkey, U. S. Atty., Sidney Farr, Asst. U. S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, and RIVES and JONES, Circuit Judges.


RIVES, Circuit Judge.

This action sought a judgment declaring Lim Kwock Soon, hereafter called Soon, and Lim Kwock Min, hereafter called Min, who were born in China, to be nationals and citizens of the United States.1 The district court, on a full opinion,2 entered judgment dismissing the action.

Lim Thl, hereafter called Thl, was the alleged father of Soon and Min. Thl was a citizen of the United States...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases