Klapprott v. United States

336 U.S. 942, 93 L. Ed. 1099, 69 S. Ct. 398, 1949 U.S. LEXIS 2576

Opinion

The motion of the respondent to modify the judgment of this Court in this case is granted. The judgment announced January 17,1949 [335 U. S. 601, 616], reading as follows: “The judgments accordingly are reversed and the cause is remanded to the District Court with instructions to set aside the judgment by default and grant the petitioner a hearing on the merits raised by the denaturalization complaint.”, is amended to read: “The judgment of the Court of Appeals is reversed and the cause is remanded to the District Court with directions to receive evidence on the truth or falsity of the allegations contained in petitioner's petition to vacate the default judgment entered in the denaturalization proceedings.”

Mr. Justice Black, Mr. Justice Douglas, Mr. Justice Murphy, and Mr. Justice Rutledge dissent from the modification of the order.