Minor in his "Conflict of Laws"2 thus distinguishes between domicile and residence:

"It must be observed that domicile is also to be distinguished from a mere residence, of a temporary character, not intended to be permanent. Residence in a State is usually said to be necessary to domicile, but it must be a residence of a permanent, not of a temporary or limited character. When the term 'resident,' or 'residence' is used in connection with private international law, it is generally used in the sense of domicile, though not always.

"The Virginia case of Long vs. Ryan is a good illustration of the distinction between mere residence and domicile. In that case, a person domiciled in Washington came to Virginia intending to remain there about nine months, until he should complete a contract into which he had entered, proposing afterwards to leave Virginia. His property was attached in Virginia under a statute permitting attachments against 'non-residents,' but the court, notwithstanding his domicile in Washington, held him to be a resident of Virginia, and dismissed the attachment."