Legal Opinion

Tom We Shung v. Brownell

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided December 7, 1953No. 11417PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

, PER CURIAM.

Tom We Shung, appellant, is an alien born in China. He sought entry into the United States under authority of Act of Dec. 28, 1945, c. 591, § 1, 59 Stat. 659, 8 U.S.C. § 232 (1946 ed.), U.S.Code Cong. Service 1945, p. 634, 1 upon the claim that he was a minor child of one Tom Wing, an honorably discharged veteran of World War II with United States citizenship. Admission was denied Shung upon the ground, as determined by a Board of Special Inquiry, that he had failed to satisfactorily establish his alleged rela tionship with Tom Wing. Suit was then filed in the District Court for…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. United States v. L. A. Tucker Truck Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
  2. Heikkila v. BarberSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  3. Tom We Shung v. McGrathDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1952

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Brownell v. Tom We ShungSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  2. Evans v. MurffDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1955
  3. City of Derby v. Water Resources CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1961
  4. Tom We Shung v. Herbert Brownell, Jr., Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
  5. In Re Kuriappan P. Alappat, Edward E. Averill and James G. LarsenCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1994

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