Legal Opinion
Ewing Yuen v. Johnson
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 19, 1924No. 2439PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREWSTER, District Judge,
This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus to release Ewing Yuen, alias Ng Ewing Yuen, alias Ng Hung Hue. The following facts are established:
Ewing Yuen is a Chinese person, born in Singapore, Straits Settlements, and therefore a subject of the kingdom of Great Britain. In *6051919 he applied at Canton, China, for permission to enter the United States as a Chinese merchant. Misrepresentations made by him were discovered, and a certificate of identity, under section 6 of the Chinese Exclusion Act (Act May 6, 1882, as amended by Act July 5, 1884 [Comp. St. § 4293]),…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ng Fung Ho v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Li Sing v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Tulsidas v. Insular Collector of CustomsSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Wan Shing v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
3Cited by4 opinions
- In re Low YinDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1926
- Nakazo Matsuda v. BurnettCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1933
- Ex parte Masuda TatsumiDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1931
- Tatsumi Masuda v. NagleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1932