Legal Opinion

Lew Wah Fook, as Guardian Ad Litem for Lew Suey Yet, Also Known as Lew Thew Yut v. Herbert Brownell, Jr., as Attorney General of the United States

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 14, 1955No. 14106PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHENS, Circuit Judge.

Lew Wah Fook, guardian ad litem for Lew Suey Yet, also known as Lew Thew Yut, brings this action under § 503 of the Nationality Act of 1940, 8 U.S.C.A. § 903, 1 to have it declared by the District Court that the ward is a citizen of the United States. The guardian and the ward both claim the guardian, a citizen of the United States, is the natural father of the ward.

The trial court found contrary to the claim and the only point on appeal is that the evidence not only does not support the judgment but requires just the opposite finding.

So far as we have seen, this is…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Carr v. Yokohama Specie Bank, Limited, of San FranciscoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952
  3. Siu Say v. NagleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1924
  4. Flynn ex rel. Yee Suey v. WardCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1939

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Young Ah Chor v. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State of the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
  2. Joseph v. Donover Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
  3. Paula Arguello De Vargas v. Herbert Brownell, Jr., Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
  4. Enrico Soccodato v. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of StateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
  5. TIJERINA-VILLARREALBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1969

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