Legal Opinion
In re Ah Kee
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
Decided November 25, 1884PublishedCited by 10 opinions
Habeas Corpus.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The petitioner, Ab Kee, being in jail in the custody of the United States marshal of this district, has been brought before me upon habeas corpas. By the agreed statement of facts it appears that the petitioner is of Chinese race, language, and color; that he was born on the island of Hong Kong after its cession to Great Britian, and has always been a British subject; that for several years last past he has been a sailor, following the high seas, and usually shipping as cook; that in June, 1884, he was shipped as cook at Calcutta by Captain Thorndike on board the bark Bichard Parsons, bound…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- United States v. KirbySupreme Court of the United States · 1869
3Cited by10 opinions
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- United States v. JamiesonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1911
- United States ex rel. Young v. StumpCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1923
- United States v. Ah FookCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1910
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