Billings v. Sitner
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; Jas. M. Morton, Jr., Judge. Habeas corpus by Simon Sitner against George B. Billings. From an order discharging the petitioner, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
DODGE, Circuit Judge.
[1] Sitner, an alien immigrant, arrived at Boston May 7, 1913, and was detained for examination before a board of special inquiry according to section 24 of the Immigration Act. 34 Stat. 898, as amended by 36 Stat. 263 (Comp. St. 1913, §■§ 4244, 4247).
After hearings on May 8 and 10, 1913, the board voted on the latter date to exclude him. It appears from the facts agreed by the parties that the board so voted because it assumed that a certificate by the medical officer who had examined him under section 17 of the act, to the effect that he was feeble-minded and his vision…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- The Japanese Immigrant CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Low Wah Suey v. BackusSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Pearson v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Storey v. StoreyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1914
- Prout v. BillingsDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1913
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- In re United States ex rel. ObumDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1948
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