United States Ex Rel. King v. Gokey

BRYANT, District Judge.

Howard James King, the relator, is a citizen and resident of the Dominion of Canada. He is a farmer, and resides about three miles northerly or nearly northerly of a store known locally as “Ouimet’s.” This store is located on the International Boundary, and is situated partly in Canada and partly in the United States. In other words, it is an ordinary “line store.”

On September 13, 1928, just before dark, United States immigration officers went to tins store. They left their car concealed some distance from the line and proceeded to their rendezvous on foot. There is not…