State v. Kosai

This is an action brought under the alien land law, ch. 50, p. 156, Laws of 1921 [Rem. Comp. Stat., § 10581], and the amendment thereto, ch. 70, p. 220, Laws of 1923 [Rem. 1923 Sup., § 10582-a], to escheat certain land alleged to have been held in trust for aliens, contrary to the constitution and statutes of the state. It was tried before the court without a jury, which found in favor of the defendants, respondents here.

The complaint alleged that Kosai and his wife were aliens, subjects of the Empire of Japan, and had not declared their intention to become citizens of the United States; that…