CALVIN’S CASE

By SovConn | April 4, 2014

Calvin’s case.The decision establishing that persons born in Scotland after the 1603 accession of James I to the English throne were deemed natural-born subjects of the King of England and could inherit English land.Calvin v. Smith, 7 Eng. Rep. 1, 2 S.T. 559 (1608). [Blacks Law 8th]

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