Legal Opinion

McDonald v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided February 18, 1929No. 117PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Butler

Petitioner, a British subject, was born in Nova Scotia in 1877. He lawfully entered the United States at New York, September 17, 1920. He immediately established and has since maintained a place of residence at-or near Boston, Massachusetts, where his wife and child joined him Séptember 1, 1921, and have since lived. Since his entry he has continuously served as a master of a vessel of British registry belonging to the United' Fruit Company, a New Jersey corporation, plying between Boston and Central American countries. November 30, 1921, he filed his declaration of intention to become a…

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