Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Georgas v. Day
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 28, 1930No. 387PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
The alien, Georgas, first came to this country on July 15, 1920, as a member of the crew of a steamer touching at Newport News. He was examined and allowed to land as a discharged seaman, but no head tax was paid for him. He says that he then meant to reship but could find no berth and so stayed on; that the captain had kept half his wages and said he would pay his tax. The records at Newport News show that he was allowed to land in order to reship in a vessel bound for a foreign port, and the Secretary was certainly justified in finding, as he did, that he was not…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hurst v. NagleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1929
- Domenici v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1926
- In re LackidesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1925
- United States ex rel. Gioia v. CurranDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1924
3Cited by11 opinions
- United States v. ParisiDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1938
- United States v. Antonio RielaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
- V-QBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1960
- United States v. AnastasioDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1954
- International Mercantile Marine Co. v. EltingCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
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