Legal Opinion
The Peninsular & Occidental Steamship Company and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 3, 1957No. 16435PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
On stipulated facts the District Court held that the Steamship Company was liable for the statutory penalty of $1,000 imposed under Section 273 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 1 of 1952 for having brought to the United States four aliens not then in possession of valid, regular unexpired visas 2 even though by joint administrative decision of the Department of State and Immigration authorities, each alien was lawfully admitted under a waiver 3 of visa requirements after entry.
Acquiescing now in the finding of the Board of Immigration Appeals, approved…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hamburg-American Line v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Lamport & Holt, Ltd. v. EltingCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
- Navigazione Generale Italiana v. EltingCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
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