Greenwood v. Frick
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern .District of Michigan; Arthur J. Tuttle, Judge. Application by Clara Bramley Greenwood and son, Norman Greenwood, for a writ of habeas corpus against G. Oliver Frick, United States Immigrant Inspector, and others. From an order discharging the writ, petitioners appeal.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern .District of Michigan; Arthur J. Tuttle, Judge. Application by Clara Bramley Greenwood and son, Norman Greenwood, for a writ of habeas corpus against G. Oliver Frick, United States Immigrant Inspector, and others. From an order discharging the writ, petitioners appeal. Mr. and Mrs. Greenwood and their son, then 2 years old, came from England to the United States in 1908. They remained here (except for one short visit to England) until April, 1914. In that month the mothter and son went to England, and on their return, in May,…
1Opinion of the CourtDenison, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). [1] 1. The son has always been properly supported by his parents; but if his mother is deported, there is sufficient uncertainty of continuing support by the father alone to justify the finding that the son was, at •his entry, likely to become a public charge. It follows that his right to remain in this country must depend upon his mother’s similar right; if she is deported, he should be.
[2] -2. There is nothing whatever to support finding (a). It is not suggested, in the evidence, that she has ever been convicted of any offense. The finding that she has…
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- Vreeland v. VreelandSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1911
- Lam Fung Yen v. FrickCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1916
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