Legal Opinion
In re Witt
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 23, 1954No. 505140PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BYERS, D. J.
Opposition to this petition for naturalization is based by the Government -on the theory that Reidar Witt, the petitioner, has failed to bring himself within the provisions of Section 330(a) (1), Immigration and Nationality Act, :8 U.S.C.A. § 1441(a) (1), in that the "vessels upon which he served as master were not those “whose home port is in The United States, and * * * or (ii) the full legal and equitable title to which is in * * * a corporation organized under the laws of any of the several States of the United States * *
The periods of service are conceded, namely about six…
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