Legal Opinion

Ex parte Poy

District Court, W.D. Washington

Decided January 12, 1928No. 12058PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

CUSHMAN, District Judge.

Petitioners were bom in China, and are of Chinese race. Ng Shee is the wife of Lum Hing, a domiciled Chinese merchant of Portland, Or. Returning from China, petitioner Ng Shee brought with her the petitioner Lum Poy, their adopted son. This son is four years of age. Both she and the son were denied admission to the United States; Lum Poy because he was adopted subsequent to January 1, 1924, and because the entry of such an adopted son, it was concluded, was denied by sections 13 (e) and 28 (m) of the- Immigration Act of May 26,1924, 43 Stat. p-. 162,169 (Comp. St.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. United States v. Mrs. Gue LimSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  2. Commissioner of Immigration of Port of NY v. GottliebSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
  3. Cheung Sum Shee v. NagleSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  4. Ex parte Fong YimDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1905
  5. In re Chung Toy HoU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Oregon · 1890

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Hempel v. WeedinDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1928

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