Legal Opinion
United States v. Goon Bon June
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 17, 1927No. 2076PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by the United States from a decree of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts vacating an order of a United States commissioner for the deportation of a Chinese person who claimed to be an American citizen by birth.
The question presented is whether there was competent evidence upon which the District Court could find that he was bom in the United States.
The burden of proof was on the Chinese person to prove that he was bom in the United States of parents domiciled and' having a permanent residence here. Chin Bak Kan v. United States, 186…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Chin Bak Kan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Ah How v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Jung See v. NashCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1925
- Soo Hoo Yee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1924
- United States v. Lew Poy DewDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1903
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Jo Mon Sing v. WeedinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1928
- In re Lee Hung WongDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1928