Calvin's Case
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Calvin's case (Calvin v. Smith, 7 Rep. 1; 2 ST 559). A case decided in 1608 in which it was held that persons born in Scotland after the accession of James I. to the crown of England were not aliens but capable of inheriting land in England; see Broom's Const. Law.
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