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LEE LUNG V. PATTERSON, 186 U. S. 168 (1902)
186 U. S. 168U.S. Supreme Court
Lee Lung v. Patterson, 186 U.S. 168 (1902)
Lee Lung v. Patterson
No. 189
Argued and submitted April 21, 1902
Decided May 19, 1902
186 U.S. 168
Syllabus
Under the statutes referred to in the opinion of the Court, jurisdiction is given to the collector of the port at which an alien Chinese seeks to land, over his right to do so, and necessarily also to pass upon the evidence presented to establish that right.
The case is stated in the opinion of the court.