RESIDENCE- continued.

no length of, necessary to constitute domicil

domicil vests instantly if the proper intention be present

in a definite locality not necessary for a change of domicil
as evidence of domicil.

and engaging in business as evidence of domicil.
place of, preferred to place of business as domicil
in hotels or temporary lodgings as evidence of domicil
in leased houses or lodgings as evidence of domicil.
in several places.

(See DOUBLE RESIDENCE.)

national character gained by, ceases by abandonment . .
of wife and family.

Section

134

131, 179

133

377 et seq.

378

377

377, 379

379

379

.410-412

413

415

416

193, 194

after voluntary absence from former place of abode cum animo

revertendi, prevents a change of domicil.

139

REVERTER OF DOMICIL,

"domicil of origin reverts easily"

119 et seq., 190 et seq.

slighter circumstances required to show re-acquisition of domicil

substantially that adopted by all American jurists.

being in itinere to domicil of origin necessary to regain it.
British doctrine otherwise

Udny v. Udny, doctrine of, stated.

doctrine of, criticised

upon abandonment simpliciter of acquired domicil, domicil of

origin simpliciter reverts (Udny v. Udny)

domicil of origin cannot be obliterated .

is put in abeyance on acquisition of domicil of choice (per
Lord Westbury)

194

195

192 et seq.

195

195

Story's statement of the doctrine of reverter criticised in Udny
v. Udny by Lord Hatherley

193

by Lord Chelmsford

194

REVERTER OF DOMICIL — continued.

doctrine of Udny v. Udny not drawn from the Civilians
rests upon the British Prize Cases as far as it rests upon any
authority.

tinctured by the doctrine of perpetual allegiance

objections on principle to

Westlake's apparent dissent from .

Section

196

198

112, 198
199

200

he assumes domicil of origin (for the purpose of reverter) to
be the last domicil which the person had prior to becoming

place of origin with intention to remain there necessary
some American dicta apparently support the doctrine of Udny

200

commencement of transit to

201

v. Udny..

doctrine of Udny v. Udny not held on the Continent

reverter of domicil not held by continental authorities.
reverter will not be presumed

burden of proof on him alleging it

but slighter proof will be required to show reverter than to show
acquisition of domicil of choice.

362

mere intention to return to domicil of origin no reverter
nor is return without abandonment of acquired domicil

203

203

requisite factum for reverter is quitting the place of acquired
domicil

201

requisite animus is at least abandonment of place of acquired
domicil

a distant possibility, however, of return will not prevent

reverter

205

transit to place of domicil of origin need not be direct

otherwise as to municipal domicil.

acquired domicil not the subject of reverter

ROMAN LAW, DEFINITIONS OF DOMICIL IN,
mainly formula of evidence.

(2) no person can at the same time have more than one

domicil

Roman law.

French jurists .

RULES, GENERAL-continued.

the necessity of unity of domicil.
British and American authorities

Section

90

91 et seq.

93

94

95, 96
97

remarks of Lord Alvanley in Somerville v. Somerville, and
Lord Loughborough in Ommanney v. Bingham
"domicil" and "principal domicil"

different domicils for different purposes

municipal domicil

.

(3) every person who is sui juris and capable of controlling
his personal movements may change his domicil at
pleasure

Roman law

modern jurists .

British and American authorities

municipal domicil

98 et seq., 193

98

99

100

101

(See DEED OF SEPARATION.)

SETTLEMENT UNDER THE POOR-LAWS,

431

418

26, 387

relation of domicil to .

55

"SETTLING,"

a word nearly describing the act of acquiring a domicil 162, 167, 193

does a soldier necessarily become domiciled within the territory

of the sovereign whom he serves?

can a soldier acquire a foreign domicil?.

Hodgson v. De Beauchesne