Legal Opinion
Boissonnas v. Acheson
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 19, 1951PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNevin, District Judge
(Sitting by designation).
I
The Issue
This is an action brought pursuant to the provisions of the Declaratory Judgment Act, T. 28 U.S.C. § 2201, and the Nationality Act of 1940, T. 8 U.S.C.A. § 903, for a declaratory judgment to the effect that plaintiff is, and always has been, a National and a citizen of the United States.
The action is properly brought and this Court has jurisdiction. Perkins v. Elg, 307 U.S. 325, 349-350, 59 S.Ct. 884, 83 L.Ed. 1320.
In her Amended Complaint, plaintiff prays “for a judgment declaring that plaintiff is, and always has been, a national and citizen of the United…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. Chemical Foundation, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Perkins v. ElgSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Moser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Savorgnan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Bauer v. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1947
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Kawakita v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Murarka v. Bachrack Bros., IncCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
- Thomas Gray v. Joseph J. Brunetti Construction Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1959
- State of Israel, a Sovereign Nation v. The Motor Vessel Nili, Etc., and Singer & Friedlander, Inc., and Ted Curry Shipping, Ltd., Claimants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Di Girolamo v. AchesonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1951
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