Legal Opinion

Gee Nee Way v. McGrath

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided April 19, 1940No. 9323PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HEALY, Circuit Judge.

This is a Chinese exclusion case. Appellant, while in custody under the excluding decisions of a board of special inquiry and of the Secretary of Labor, *327petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus. The appeal is from the denial of the writ.

The only question presented is whether appellant was given a fair hearing before the board of inquiry and whether the decision in his case is supported by credible evidence.

Appellant was bom in China in 1915. In 1929 he first sought admission into this country as a citizen under § 1993, R.S., 8 U.S.C.A. § 6, claiming to be a son of Jee She…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. United States Ex Rel. Ng Kee Wong v. CorsiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
  2. Yong Yung See v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1937

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Flower Furniture Manufacturing Corp. v. EsperdyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1962
  2. Lee Chock Hon v. ProctorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1940

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