Quan Hing Sun 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; M. T. Dooling, Judge. Habeas corpus by Quan Hing Sun and others against Edward White, Commissioner of Immigration for the Port of San Francisco. From an order discharging the writ, and remanding petitioners for deportation, they appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
MORROW, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, Quan King Sun, a child eight years of age, arrived at the port of San Francisco, Cal., on the steamship China March 11, 1916, in charge of his uncle, Quan Foo. He applied for admission to the United States as the son of Quan Hay, deceased, who was a native-born citizen of the United States. His claim was that, although born in China, he was the son of a citizen of the United States, and under section 1993 of the Revised Statutes (Comp. St. 1916, § 3947) entitled to enter the United States.
The appellant’s father, Quan Hay, died in Los Angeles, Cal.,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ex parte Lee Dung MooDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1916
- Ex parte Leong Wah JamDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1916
- Ex parte Ng Doo WongDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1915
- Ex parte Toy TinDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1916
- Ex parte Wong FooDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1916
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- Louie Share Gan v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1919
- United States ex rel. Lee Kum Hoy v. ShaughnessyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1954
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