Wells v Williams: 1697

An alien enemy living in England by the King’s licence and under his protection could bring a court action.

Citations:

(1697) 1 Ld Raym 292

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedAmin v Brown ChD 27-Jul-2005
The defendant raised as a preliminary point the question of whether the claimant, an Iraqi, was an enemy alien, and therefore debarred from bringing proceedings to recover.
Held: Under modern law it could not be a requirement that a state of . .
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Litigation Practice

Updated: 01 December 2022; Ref: scu.230000