Chan Gai Jan v. White
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the First Division of the Northern District of California; Maurice T. Dooling, Judge. Habeas corpus by Chan Gai Jan and Ng Shee against Edward White, Commissioner of Immigration for the Port of San Francisco, From a judgment dismissing the petition, petitioners appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
WORVERTON, District Judge.
This case is here on appeal from a judgment of the District Court, sustaining a demurrer to a petition for writ of habeas corpus and dismissing the petition.
*870Ng Shee is the wife of Chati Moy, and Chan Gai Jan is his minor son. Chan Moy has been in this country 32 years, and has a laborer’s certificate, issued March .3, 1894, showing him to be domiciled here. At the time his wife and son applied to enter this country, he claimed to be, and now claims to be, a Chinese merchant, and a member of the firm of Kum 'Chong Company, of Isleton, Cal. He acquired an interest in…
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- Ow Yang Dean v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1906
- Yee Won v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1919
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