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Jost v. United States, 1954 — 347 U.S. 901 · caselaw · US
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Jost v. United States
347 U.S. 901·Supreme Court of the United States·1954
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Opinion
February 1, 1954.
No. 468.
Jost v. United States.
Dean Acheson, W. Graham Clay tor, Jr., Charles A. Horsky, A. L. Wirin and Fred Okrand for petitioner.
Acting Solicitor General Stern, Assistant Attorney General Olney, Robert S. Erdahl and Beatrice Rosenberg filed a memorandum for the United States, confessing error.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
Per Curiam:
The petition for writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment of the District Court of Appeal is reversed and the cause is remanded with instructions to proceed not inconsistent with the findings of fact and conclusions of law and recommendations of the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, on confession of error by the Government.