Chung Fook 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; Maurice T. Dooling, Judge. _ Habeas corpus by Chung Fook against Edward White, Commissioner of Immigration for the port of San Francisco. Writ denied, and petitioner appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERT, Circuit Judge.
Lee Shee, a Chinese woman, made application to be admitted to the United States as the wife of Chung Fook, a native-born citizen of the United States. She was denied a landing by a board of special inquiry on the ground that she was an alien afflicted with a dangerous contagious disease, known as clonorchiasis; the finding being based on the certificate of the medical examiner of aliens. Chung Fook appeals from an order of the -court below denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of Lee Shee.
It is contended that it is cruel, inhuman, and unjust, and…
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