United States ex rel. Patton v. Tod

(after stating the facts as above). In view of the finding of the medical board that Pola Patton was an imbecile, she was mandatorily excludable, as will appear infra. On the facts, several unrelated questions have arisen and require consideration.

It is contended that, when the father became a naturalized American citizen, the child, by virtue thereof, also became an American citizen. Counsel for appellant contends that section 2172 of the United States Revised Statutes was not repealed by section 5 of the Act of March 2, 1907, while counsel for the United States urges that it was repealed.

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