Schulz Naturalization Case

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Allen M. Stearne:

This appeal is from a denial by the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County of appellant’s petition for naturalization. The question presented is whether the appellant applied for an exemption, and was relieved thereby, from service in the armed forces of the United States on the ground that he was an alien. The trial court ruled that he had and, therefore, was ineligible to become a United States citizen.

Appellant, a German national, has resided continuously in the United States since 1930. On March 2, 1942, appellant was examined by a Selective Service…