CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. No. 6. Argued October 14, 1935. Decided May 18, 1936. 1. Section 20(a) of the Immigration Act of 1924 imposes a fine upon "the owner, charterer, agent, consignee or master" of any vessel arriving in the United States from any place outside, who fails to detain any alien seaman employed on such vessel, after inspection by the immigration officer in charge at the port of arrival, if required by such officer to do so. Held, that the
No. 19. November 7, 1932. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Action by Lloyd Royal Belge Societe Anonyme against Phillip Elting, Collector of Customs of the Port of New York, to recover a penalty paid under protest in order to obtain clearance for plaintiff's steamship. Judgment for defendant [ 55 F.2d 340], and plaintiff appeals. Affirmed. Kirlin, Campbell, Hickox, Keating McGrann, of New York City (Delbert M. Tibbetts and Joseph F. Luley,
No. 1998. December 31, 1926. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; James Arnold Lowell, Judge. Petition by Cornelius F. Keating, on relation of Francesco Tarantino, against John P. Johnson, Commissioner of Immigration, for writ of habeas corpus. From a decree granting the writ, respondent appeals. Affirmed. George R. Farnum, Asst. U.S. Atty., of Boston, Mass. (Harold P. Williams, U.S. Dist. Atty., of Boston, Mass., on the brief), for appellant. Cornelius
No. 39. December 10, 1934. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Suit by the British Empire Steam Navigation Company, Limited, against Philip Elting, as Collector of Customs of the Port of New York, to recover fines for violation of the Immigration Act of 1924, § 20 (8 USCA § 167). Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. Affirmed. Kirlin, Campbell, Hickox, Keating McGrann, of New York City (Delbert M. Tibbetts and Joseph F. Luley, both of
Nos. 279, 280. April 7, 1930. Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the District of Vermont. Separate applications for writs of habeas corpus by the United States on relation of John Petach, and by the United States on the relation of Michael Dizazzo, against Clifford Phelps, Immigration Officer in charge at St. Albans, Vt. From orders sustaining a demurrer to the petition in each case, relators appeal. Affirmed. These two appeals present identical questions for review. The appellants
No. 6959. September 23, 1925. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota; William A. Cant, Judge. Petition for writ of habeas corpus by Stefan Flora against Edward Rustad, as United States Marshal for the District of Minnesota. From an order denying the writ, petitioner appeals. Reversed and remanded. F.A. Grady and Alexander Fosmark, both of Crookston, Minn., for appellant. Lafayette French, Jr., U.S. Atty., of St. Paul, Minn., and George A. Heisey, Sp. Asst
No. 5170. October 31, 1927. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern Division of the Northern District of California; Frank H. Kerrigan, Judge. Petition by Lew Shee for writ of habeas corpus against John D. Nagle, as Commissioner of Immigration at the Port of San Francisco, Cal. From an order denying her petition, petitioner appeals. Affirmed. Geo. A. McGowan, of San Francisco, Cal., for appellant. Geo. J. Hatfield, U.S. Atty., and T.J. Sheridan, Asst. U.S. Atty., both
Nos. 215, 216. January 7, 1929. Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of New York. Suit by the United States, on the petition of Preston M. Albro, on the relation of John Graber, for a writ of habeas corpus to, and an injunction against, Arthur J. Karnuth, United States Director of Immigration, and another, to restrain the Director from interfering with complainant's free passage to and from his home in Canada to the United States for the purpose of engaging
No. 86. October 21, 1929. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Vermont. Habeas corpus by the United States, on the relation of Stephen Komlos, against Joseph W. Trudell, Immigration Inspector, on behalf of relator as an alien excluded from admission to the United States at the Canadian border. From an order sustaining the writ and discharging the relator from custody, the Immigration Inspector appeals. Reversed. Harry B. Amey, U.S. Atty., of Burlington, Vt., for