Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. United States Lines v. Watkins
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 7, 1948PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RYAN, District Judge.
This matter comes on by writ of habeas corpus.
Relator, Nick Colovis, a Greek national, has been in the United States for about five years. However during this time he has been shipping out on American vessels to foreign ports as a seaman. On each return to the United States he was granted shore leave as a bona fide seaman as provided for by Section 120.21(e) of Title 8 of the Code of Federal Regulations. In 1945, he married an American citizen in Houston, Texas, and took up residence there.
Relator has, since 1943, been in possession of an unexpired Greek passport, and a…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- United States ex rel. United States Lines v. WatkinsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- United States ex rel. Keng Ho Chang v. ShaughnessyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1952