United States v. Tapolcsanyi

WOOLLEY, Circuit Judge.

The United States, by its bill, asked the District Court to vacate an order conferring citizenship upon John Tapolesanyi and cancel his certificate on the ground that he procured his naturalization illegally and fraudulently by falsely alleging in his petition that he was attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States. After a hearing in which it accorded the respondent a wide latitude in testifying about his principles,. the court, finding the averment of fraud sustained by the evidence — mainly his own —vacated the order and cancelled his…