Legal Opinion

Moy Chee Chong v. Weedin

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 4, 1928No. 5448PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GILBERT, Circuit Judge.

The appellant, who was bom in China, was denied admission when he sought to enter the UniiA ed States on his claim that he was the son of Moy You On. It was not denied that the alleged father was an American citizen. The ground of rejection was doubt of the alleged relationship, based upon discrepancies in the testimony. The ease is here on appeal from the judgment of the court below, denying a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. In the petition it was alleged that the discrepancies were inadvertent and unimportant; that the immigration officials failed to afford…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Chin Wing v. NagleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1932
  2. Ng Heu Yim v. BonhamCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1935
  3. Weedin v. Lee Gock DooCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1930
  4. In re Wong Sie LimDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1947

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