Legal Opinion

Dai v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided December 23, 1916No. 2116PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Oliver B. Dickinson, Judge. Proceeding by the 'United States against Louie Dai, alias Mar Ginn, for his deportation as a Chinese laborer unlawfully within the United States. From an order of deportation, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

WOOLLEY, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of deportation. The appellant (defendant below) was charged with -being a Chinese laborer unlawfully within the United States, in violation of the Chinese Exclusion Act. 27 Stat. 25; 28 Sfat. 7. At the hearing he admitted that when arrested he was a laborer, but offered evidence tending to show that he came to this country in 1890;, that then and throughout the registration period following, he was a merchant; that subsequently he became a laborer, and therefore was lawfully in this country. The government rested its case (1) upon…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Lee Ah Yin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1902
  2. In re Yew Bing HiDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1904
  3. United States v. Sing LeeDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1896
  4. In re Chin Ark WingDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1902
  5. United States v. Chun HoyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1901

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Dang Foo v. DayCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
  2. United States v. KingCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1941
  3. United States v. Lou KingDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1940
  4. United States v. Lui LimDistrict Court, D. Idaho · 1933
  5. Young Ti v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1917

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