Legal Opinion
Savorgnan v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 16, 1950No. 48PublishedCited by 135 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burton
The question is whether, under the special circumstances of this case, a native-born American citizen who became an Italian citizen in 1940, and lived in Italy with her Italian husband from 1941 to 1945, nevertheless retained her American citizenship. For the reasons hereinafter stated, we hold that she did not. The controlling statutes are § 2 of the Citizenship Act of 1907, 1 and §§ 401, 403 and 104 of its successor, the Nationality Act of 1940. 2
The petitioner, Rosette Sorge Savorgnan, brought this action in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, under §…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- MacKenzie v. HareSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
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3Cited by135 opinions
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