Legal Opinion
Wong Kwai Sing, by His Next Friend Wong Lum Sang v. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 6, 1959No. 16086Published
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENS, Circuit Judge.
It is not disputed that Wong Kwai Sing, plaintiff-appellant, was born in China and is seeking a declaratory judgment under Section 503 of the Nationality Act of 1940 1 decreeing that he is a citizen of the United States. The trial court did not believe the testimony introduced on behalf of the appellant to the effect that he was the son of an American citizen and gave judgment for the defendant. The plaintiff appealed. The only issue on appeal is whether the findings of fact are clearly erroneous. 2 We find that they are not.
The testimony on behalf of the appellant…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mar Gong v. Brownell, Atty. GenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
- Lau Ah Yew v. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State of the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
- Yip Mie Jork v. John Foster Dulles, as Secretary of StateCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
- Wong Gong Fay v. Herbert W. Brownell, Jr., Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
- Louie Hoy Gay v. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State of the United Stats of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957