United States v. Knight
District Court, D. Montana
In Equity. Suit by the United States against Sidney E. Knight.
1Opinion of the Court
BOURQUIN, District Judge.
[1] This suit is to cancel defendant’s certificate of citizenship. Subpoena was served by publication, defendant made default, and final hearing is ex parte. Nevertheless the inescapable responsibility of courts for their decisions, and their like obligation to righteousness therein, whether cases are ex parte or contested, demand careful scrutiny of the integrity of the proceedings and of the sufficiency of the evidence. Hence brief reference to features that otherwise might be deemed fatal defects that escaped the court. It does not appear the suit is upon any the…
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