Words and Phrases - "subject"
Arnerich v. The King, [1942] N.Z.L.R. 380 (C.A.)
In finding that a resident friendly alien was a subject of His Majesty for purposes of the Crown Suits Act, 1908 (New Zealand), Callan J. stated (pp. 389-390):
"In forming an opinion upon the question raised by this motion and the argument addressed to us, I put aside judicial statements that a resident alien ami is in the same position as a British subject, and rely only upon judicial statements that he is a subject. Sometimes the matter is put in the one way, and sometimes in the other ... In my view, any one who, for the time being, owes allegiance to the Sovereign and enjoys his protection, is fairly described as a subject of the Sovereign, so long as the duty of allegiance and the right to protect exists."
Words and Phrases
subject