diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Converters/DataSetConverterTests.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Converters/DataSetConverterTests.cs
index cd79de50..83763912 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Converters/DataSetConverterTests.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Converters/DataSetConverterTests.cs
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Converters
 {
     public class DataSetConverterTests : TestFixtureBase
     {
+        [Test]
+        public void DeserializeInvalidDataTable()
+        {
+            ExceptionAssert.Throws<JsonException>("Unexpected JSON token when reading DataTable. Expected StartArray, got Integer. Path 'pending_count', line 1, position 19.",
+                () => JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<DataSet>("{\"pending_count\":23,\"completed_count\":45}"));
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void SerializeAndDeserialize()
         {
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/JsonSerializerTest.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/JsonSerializerTest.cs
index 6015a361..a8134a7b 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/JsonSerializerTest.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/JsonSerializerTest.cs
@@ -7892,6 +7892,18 @@ Parameter name: value",
         }
 #endif
 
+        [Test]
+        public void DuplicatePropertiesInNestedObject()
+        {
+            ExceptionAssert.Throws<ArgumentException>(
+                "Can not add property time to Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JObject. Property with the same name already exists on object.",
+                () =>
+                {
+                    string content = @"{""result"":{""time"":1408188592,""time"":1408188593},""error"":null,""id"":""1""}";
+                    JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<JObject>(content);
+                });
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void RoundtripUriOriginalString()
         {
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Converters/DataSetConverter.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Converters/DataSetConverter.cs
index 5361a55c..3bfffffc 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Converters/DataSetConverter.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Converters/DataSetConverter.cs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Converters
 
             DataTableConverter converter = new DataTableConverter();
 
-            reader.Read();
+            CheckedRead(reader);
 
             while (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.PropertyName)
             {
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Converters
                 if (!exists)
                     ds.Tables.Add(dt);
 
-                reader.Read();
+                CheckedRead(reader);
             }
 
             return ds;
@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Converters
         {
             return typeof(DataSet).IsAssignableFrom(valueType);
         }
+
+        private void CheckedRead(JsonReader reader)
+        {
+            if (!reader.Read())
+                throw JsonSerializationException.Create(reader, "Unexpected end when reading DataSet.");
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Converters/DataTableConverter.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Converters/DataTableConverter.cs
index 774cd894..82d31436 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Converters/DataTableConverter.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Converters/DataTableConverter.cs
@@ -92,17 +92,19 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Converters
             {
                 dt.TableName = (string)reader.Value;
 
-                reader.Read();
+                CheckedRead(reader);
             }
 
-            if (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.StartArray)
-                reader.Read();
+            if (reader.TokenType != JsonToken.StartArray)
+                throw JsonSerializationException.Create(reader, "Unexpected JSON token when reading DataTable. Expected StartArray, got {0}.".FormatWith(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, reader.TokenType));
+
+            CheckedRead(reader);
 
             while (reader.TokenType != JsonToken.EndArray)
             {
                 CreateRow(reader, dt);
 
-                reader.Read();
+                CheckedRead(reader);
             }
 
             return dt;
@@ -111,13 +113,13 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Converters
         private static void CreateRow(JsonReader reader, DataTable dt)
         {
             DataRow dr = dt.NewRow();
-            reader.Read();
+            CheckedRead(reader);
 
             while (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.PropertyName)
             {
                 string columnName = (string)reader.Value;
 
-                reader.Read();
+                CheckedRead(reader);
 
                 DataColumn column = dt.Columns[columnName];
                 if (column == null)
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Converters
                 if (column.DataType == typeof(DataTable))
                 {
                     if (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.StartArray)
-                        reader.Read();
+                        CheckedRead(reader);
 
                     DataTable nestedDt = new DataTable();
 
@@ -138,7 +140,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Converters
                     {
                         CreateRow(reader, nestedDt);
 
-                        reader.Read();
+                        CheckedRead(reader);
                     }
 
                     dr[columnName] = nestedDt;
@@ -146,14 +148,14 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Converters
                 else if (column.DataType.IsArray && column.DataType != typeof(byte[]))
                 {
                     if (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.StartArray)
-                        reader.Read();
+                        CheckedRead(reader);
 
                     List<object> o = new List<object>();
 
                     while (reader.TokenType != JsonToken.EndArray)
                     {
                         o.Add(reader.Value);
-                        reader.Read();
+                        CheckedRead(reader);
                     }
 
                     Array destinationArray = Array.CreateInstance(column.DataType.GetElementType(), o.Count);
@@ -165,8 +167,8 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Converters
                 {
                     dr[columnName] = reader.Value ?? DBNull.Value;
                 }
-                
-                reader.Read();
+
+                CheckedRead(reader);
             }
 
             dr.EndEdit();
@@ -190,17 +192,23 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Converters
                 case JsonToken.Undefined:
                     return typeof(string);
                 case JsonToken.StartArray:
-                    reader.Read();
+                    CheckedRead(reader);
                     if (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.StartObject)
                         return typeof(DataTable); // nested datatable
 
                     Type arrayType = GetColumnDataType(reader);
                     return arrayType.MakeArrayType();
                 default:
-                    throw new JsonException("Unexpected JSON token while reading DataTable: {0}".FormatWith(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, tokenType));
+                    throw JsonSerializationException.Create(reader, "Unexpected JSON token when reading DataTable: {0}".FormatWith(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, tokenType));
             }
         }
 
+        private static void CheckedRead(JsonReader reader)
+        {
+            if (!reader.Read())
+                throw JsonSerializationException.Create(reader, "Unexpected end when reading DataTable.");
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Determines whether this instance can convert the specified value type.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JTokenWriter.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JTokenWriter.cs
index ff1fb543..0973319b 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JTokenWriter.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JTokenWriter.cs
@@ -155,9 +155,11 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq
         /// <param name="name">The name of the property.</param>
         public override void WritePropertyName(string name)
         {
-            base.WritePropertyName(name);
-
             AddParent(new JProperty(name));
+
+            // don't set state until after in case of an error such as duplicate property names
+            // incorrect state will cause issues if writer is disposed when closing open properties
+            base.WritePropertyName(name);
         }
 
         private void AddValue(object value, JsonToken token)