Weedin

Weedin v. Yee Wing Soon

Good Law
48 F.2d 36·1931 U.S. App. LEXIS 4157
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 30, 1931No. 6336California1,063 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Wilbur, J.

The appellee claims to be the son of Yee K a eitizen of the United gtates of ^ CMnese raee. Appeliee was born in China &nd applied &r entry ^ ^ United gtates A ü 26 1930 aecompanied by bis ap j d fath Tee Kam. It is coneeded that y, ^ relationsHp 0f father and son exists M elaimed by the ,applicant and by Ms al. leg’ed. father that he is an American eitizen and entitled to admission as such. Appellee was ordered deported by the immigration authorities and was released by the District Court upon habeas corpus proceedings. The immigration commissioner appeals from this decision. The record shows a considerable number of discrepancies between the testi“°7,of the appeüee and two previously landed sons of Yee Kam. The appellee relies upon the- proposition that the witnesses are in accord upon such a multitude of details concerning their home and village and family life as to convince any reasonable man of the truth of their testimony as to their relationship. Appellee, while admitting that to? evidenee shows discrepancies between toe testimony of the father and the alleged son, claimed that such discrepancies are those reasonably to be anticipated in toe testimony of truthful…

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