Scharrenberg v. Dollar Steamship Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOB THE NINTH CIRCUIT. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clarke
This is a suit to recover penalties upon the claim that the defendants “knowingly assisted and encouraged the importation and migration” of certain alien contract laborers into the United States, for the purpose of having them perform labor therein in violation of §§ 4 and 5 of the Act of Congress of February 20, 1907, 34 Stat. 898.
The Circuit Court of Appeals for -the Ninth Circuit affirmed the judgment of the District Court, sustaining a general demurrer to the second amended complaint and the case is here for review on certiorari.
The complaint is in nineteen separate counts in identical…
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