Duguet v. Rhinelander

Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors

Duguet v. Rhinelander

1 Lock. Rev. Cas. 243

CourtCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors

DecidedJuly 1, 1799

StatusPublished

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Duguet v. Rhinelander, 1 Lock. Rev. Cas. 243 (N.Y. Super. Ct. 1799).

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The Court of Errors reversed this decision, and held that the emigration of a belligerent. flagrante hello, to a neutral country, did not render him incapable of being naturalized, so as to become a citizen of a neutral power; and that his nat* uralizniion vested him wiih the character of a neutral, to all intents, and that therefore the warrant of neutral property was fully supported by such a citizenship.

It was also held that the insured was not bound to disclose the period of his emigration to the underwriter.

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The Court of Errors reversed this decision, and held that the emigration of a belligerent. flagrante hello, to a neutral country, did not render him incapable of being naturalized, so as to become a citizen of a neutral power; and that his nat* uralizniion vested him wiih the character of a neutral, to all intents, and that therefore the warrant of neutral property was fully supported by such a citizenship.

It was also held that the insured was not bound to disclose the period of his emigration to the underwriter.

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1 Lock. Rev. Cas. 243, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/duguet-v-rhinelander-nycterr-1799.