Wong Chong Oy v. Dulles

DONOVAN, District Judge.

This is a suit for declaratory judgment whereby plaintiff seeks to be declared a national of the United States.1

The sole issue is one of proof by the plaintiff that he is the legitimate son of Wong Goe Yok, a native American, also known as Sam Wong and hereinafter referred to as Wong.

Most of the evidence is undisputed; however, defendant attacks its credibility and weight. The facts are substantially as follows.

Wong was born in American Canyon, Nevada, on March 24, 1896. When two years of age, he returned to China with his parents. At 17, while sojourning in China, he…