Legal Opinion

Pandolfo v. Acheson, Secretary of State of United States

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided February 13, 1953No. 147, Docket 22547PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SWAN, Chief Judge.

Vincenzo Pandolfo was horn in the United States in 1912. Two years later his parents, who were Italian nationals, went hack to Italy, taking their infant son with them. There he remained until 1949 when he obtained a certificate of identity enabling him to return to the United States to prosecute the present action under section 503 of the Nationality Act of 1940, 8 U.S.C.A. § 903, for a judgment declaring him to be a national of the United States. The defense of the action was that under section 2 of the Act of March 2, 1907, the plaintiff lost his American citizenship by…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Dos Reis Ex Rel. Camara v. NicollsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1947
  2. Mandoli v. AchesonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  3. Bauer v. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1947
  4. Podea v. Acheson, Secretary of State of United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
  5. Doreau v. MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Perez v. BrownellSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  2. Lehmann v. AchesonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
  3. Vincenzo Augello v. John Foster Dulles, as Secretary of State of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
  4. Enrico Soccodato v. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of StateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
  5. United States v. SchifferDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1993

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