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NOWAK v. UNITED STATES

No. 72.

356 U.S. 660 (1958)

78 S.Ct. 955

2 L.Ed.2d 1048

NOWAK v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 26, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest Goodman argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was George W. Crockett, Jr.

J. F. Bishop argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Rankin, Acting Assistant Attorney General McLean, Beatrice Rosenberg and Carl H. Imlay.

Briefs of amici curiae were filed by Osmond K. Fraenkel for the National Lawyers Guild, and Frank J. Donner, Arthur Kinoy and Marshall Perlin for Begun et al.

MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

In 1913, at the age of 10 years, petitioner was brought to the United States as an immigrant from Poland. In June 1938 the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan entered its order admitting him to citizenship. More than 14 years later, in December 1952, the United States brought this suit under § 338 (a) of the Nationality Act of 19401 to set aside the...

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