Court Opinion

ID: 9443819
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-03 19:31:24.240024+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:29:36.913193
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POPE, Circuit Judge
(concurring).
I agree that the case of Mandoli v. Acheson, 334 U.S. 133, 73 S.Ct. 135, decided after the decision of the trial court, necessitates a reversal. I also agree that by our decision in Acheson v. Marika Kuniyuki, 9 Cir., 189 F.2d 741, we approve the view of the law expressed by Judge Yankwich in Hichino Uyeno v. Acheson, D.C., 96 F.Supp. 510. I think, however, that these conclusions lead to the result that there remains a question of fact undecided, namely, whether the appellant’s voting was voluntary. As I read the record this question has not yet been decided in the light of what we have here held to be the law. I believe that this is a question of fact which is properly for the trial court and not for us.
Accordingly, I am of the opinion that the cause should be remanded with directions to the trial court to make appropriate findings upon this matter.