but practically of little or no significance if any of the facts of
the person's life be known

426

accompanying and explanatory of acts admissible as part of the

res gestæ

451

immediately explanatory of the act of removal

452

must be substantially contemporaneous with the act
mediately explanatory of the act of removal

452

453

explanatory of absence

453

not evidence of facts

454

impression made upon witness by declarations not evidence
not conclusive; their weight depends upon circumstances
acts more important than declarations

454

455

455

.

written declarations more reliable than oral ones

455

remarks of various judges upon the value of declarations in
cases of domicil

456-459

Chancellor Walworth, in Re Cath. Roberts' Will
Dr. Lushington, in Hodgson v. De Beauchesne .

domicil of wife not affected by living apart from her husband
under a

216

effect of, upon the right of either party to sue for restitution of

usually not broad enough to include all phases of domicil

is domicil place or legal relation?

domicil defined by "home" ".

domicil defined by "residence"
of domicil suggested

of residence

of habitancy or inhabitancy

of domicil, national, quasi-national, and municipal

of domicil in the Roman law mainly formula of evidence. . 374

jurisdiction in, depends upon domicil

can wife entitled to, establish a domicil for herself.

461
461-463

39

39, 223 et seq.

68

69

70-72

73-75

72

74

76

77

application of, to various purposes in public and private inter-

75

77

"residence" in American legislation usually, although not
always, means domicil.

national, quasi-national, and municipal, distinguished.

(See also NATIONAL DOMICIL, QUASI-NATIONAL DOMICIL, and MUNI-
CIPAL DOMICIL.)

(See EVIDENCE, BURDEN OF PROOF, PRESUMPTIONS, etc.)

190 et seq.

(See also REVERTER OF DOMICIL.)

reverter of.

of particular persons.

(See WIFE, INFANT, NON COMPOTES, PAUPERS, PRISONERS, EXILES,
REFUGEES, INVALIDS, SOLDIERS, SAILORS, PUBLIC CIVIL OFFICERS,
AMBASSADORS, CONSULS, and STUDENTS.)

in particular places.

(See FRANCE and EASTERN COUNTRIES.)

once shown, presumed to continue

(See also PRESUMPTIONS.)

once acquired continues until another is acquired
when domicil vests and is divested

DOMICIL OF CHOICE,

362

.

82, 113, 201

. 134, 179

described by Lord Westbury

195

gained animo et facto

125 et seq., 193–195

and, according to the doctrine of Udny v. Udny, may be lost by
mere abandonment and without acquiring another domicil of
choice.

192 et seq.

according to the American authorities continues until another
domicil is gained.

(See also CHANGE OF DOMICIL.)

82, 113, 201

slighter proof required to show the loss of domicil of choice
than of domicil of origin

362

stronger proof required to show the substitution of one domicil
of choice for another than to show reverter of domicil of
origin

burden of proof on him alleging a change of domicil of origin . 380
which is not discharged by showing mere residence else-
where .

contra

380

378

362

119 et seq., 190 et seq., 362

stronger proof required to show loss of, than loss of domicil of
choice

"reverts easily"

(See also REVERTER OF DOMICIL.)

slighter circumstances required to show re-acquisition of domicil
of origin than acquisition of domicil of choice.

the principle, however, a relative one

a matter wholly irrespective of any animus on the part of its
subject

cannot be obliterated

is put in abeyance on acquisition of domicil of choice

a highly technical fiction

a person may have domicil of origin in a country without ever
having been there

119

120

193

195

195

199

199

residence in several States or countries

municipal districts .

may a person having several residences elect his domicil?