Legal Opinion
Ah Kong v. Dulles
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided April 7, 1955No. Civ. No. 434PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MODARELLI, District Judge.
This is an action for a declaratory judgment of United States citizenship. The complaint was filed by Ah Kong as guardian ad litem for and allegedly the father of Fong Hong You. Jurisdiction *547is based on § 503 of the Nationality Act of 1940, formerly 8 U.S.C.A. § 903,1 which was in effect in 1951 when this complaint was filed.
Fong Hong You’s claim of United States citizenship factually is based on the allegation that on May 18, 1935, in China, he was born the son of Ah Kong, a native-born American. Fong Hong You’s claim legally is based on § 1993 of the Revised…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Baumgartner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Kwock Jan Fat v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Wong Wing Foo v. McGrath Atty. Gen. Of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952
- Ly Shew, as Guardian Ad Litem of Ly Moon and Ly Sue Ning v. John Foster Dulles, as Secretary of State of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
- Lee Wing Hong v. DullesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by8 opinions
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