United States v. Kramer
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District, of Texas; Duval West, Judge. Suit by the United States against Herman Kramer for cancellation of naturalization certificate. Decree of dismissal, and the United States appeals.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District, of Texas; Duval West, Judge. Suit by the United States against Herman Kramer for cancellation of naturalization certificate. Decree of dismissal, and the United States appeals. The United States, through the United States attorney, brought her bill against Herman Kramer, formerly a subject of the German enrperor, to cancel his certificate of citizenship issued to him on December 30, 1912, on the ground that it was fraudulently and unlawfully obtained. The bill showed that Herman Kramer had been admitted to…
1Opinion of the CourtFoster, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). In the absence of an opinion by the District Court, we assume the judgment rested upon the conclusion that evidence of acts of disloyalty occurring after defendant’s admission to citizenship was not sufficient to show want of good faith and fraudulent intention at the time he was admitted.
The statute, under the provisions of which defendant was admitted to citizenship, provides that if a naturalized citizen returns to the country of his nativity, or goes to any other foreign country, and takes permanent residence therein, within five years after his…
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- United States v. OlssonDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1912
- United States v. EllisDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1911
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