Legal Opinion

Johnson v. Tertzag

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided November 5, 1924No. 1682PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by the Commissioner of Immigration from a decree holding, on habeas corpus, that Ossana Soghanalian is entitled to admission to the United States as an alien Armenian fleeing to the United States to escape'religious persecution.

Before taking up the merits, the record before us calls for disapproving comment. It covers 38 pages, most of which has no proper place in a record' for this court. The real evidence covers 4 pages. The opinion of the District Court is printed twice. An affidavit of the alien’s brother (not evidence) appears, with slight…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Kwock Jan Fat v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  2. Gegiow v. UhlSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  3. United States ex rel. Ghersin v. Commissioner of ImmigrationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1923

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. County of San Diego v. ViloriaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1969

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