Miller v. Herzfeld

DAVIS, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a final decree adjudging that certain property held by the Alien Property Custodian belonged to Felix Herzfeld, and directing the plaintiffs in error, defendants below, to transfer and deliver the property to him.

Joseph Herzfeld was born in Germany, but became an American citizen and was admitted to practice law at the bar of the state of New York in January, 1881. He practiced for a while, but subsequently went to Germany, became a German citizen, and a member of the Reichstag. He had considerable-property, consisting largely of stocks and bonds,…