Legal Opinion
Lee Hon Lung v. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State of the United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 10, 1958No. 15996PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLEY, Circuit Judge.
Lee Hon Lung brought this action against the Secretary of State for a judgment declaring plaintiff to be a citizen of this country. 1 After a trial without a jury, judgment was entered for defendant. On appeal, plaintiff raises questions pertaining to the burden and standard of proof, findings of fact, admissibility of evidence, and the denial of a motion for a new trial.
The ease appellant sought to prove may be briefly summarized. He was born in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, on April 4, 1899. When about seven months old, he left Honolulu for China with his father,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Schneiderman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Baumgartner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Nishikawa v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Gonzales v. LandonSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Ly Shew, as Guardian Ad Litem of Ly Moon and Ly Sue Ning v. John Foster Dulles, as Secretary of State of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Friend v. RenoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- George Lim v. John N. Mitchell, as Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- Lew Moon Cheung v. William P. Rogers, as Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
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