Booth S. S. Co. v. United States

COXE, District Judge.

This is a suit to recover steamship fines imposed for bringing three aliens to the United States. The aliens involved are Esteves, Ruela and da Silva. • It is conceded that there can be no recovery in the da Silva case, but the claims relating to Esteves and Ruela are pressed for decision. Inasmuch as these two claims are based on different facts, they will be considered separately.

Esteves case:

This alien was a passenger on the S. S. Aidan of the Booth Line, leaving Para, Brazil, on May 29, 1928, and arriving at Ellis Island on June 11, 1928. He was refused admission on…