Charles Green's Son v. Salas

A plea to the jurisdiction lias been filed, averring that Ramon Salas, the defendant, is not, as alleged in the bill, a Spanish subject, and an alien, but that he is a citizen of the United States of America, and of the state of Georgia, where the complainants also reside. The complainants took issue with the averments of the plea, and both parties have been fully heard.

Premising that it is admitted that the defendant, Salas, is an alien by birth, and a subject of Spain, his original status is presumed to continue until the contrary be shown. Hauenstein v. Lynham, 100 U. S. 483. The first…