Legal Opinion

Petition of Wright

District Court, E.D. Michigan

Decided December 23, 1941No. 145191PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TUTTLE, District Judge.

This case presents the question of whether an applicant for citizenship has resided continuously within the United States for five years preceding the date of his petition, as required by the naturalization statutes. (8 U.S.C.A. § 707.) Petitioner is a citizen of Great Britain. He was born in Windsor, Ontario, which is located directly across the Detroit River from Detroit. He originally resided with his wife and children in Windsor, but like many other residents of Windsor, secured regular employment on the American side of the river and commuted between Windsor and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. MacIntoshSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Mitchell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
  3. United States v. GinsbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
  4. Schlawig v. De PeysterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1891
  5. Petition of OganesoffDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1927

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Gosschalk v. GosschalkNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1958
  2. Messick v. Southern Pennsylvania Bus Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1945
  3. Petition of Wong Choon HoiDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1947
  4. Petition of BoricDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1945
  5. In re MarkiewiczDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1950

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