 | Joseph Story - 1839 - 658 pages
...effect of annulling contracts. 2 § 234. Closely allied to the foregoing are cases, where a person, although not positively non compos, or insane, is...immaterial from what cause such weakness arises ; whether it arises from temporary illness, general mental imbecility, the natural incapacity of early infancy,... | |
 | Illinois. Supreme Court - 1863 - 622 pages
...which only darkens reason, has not the effect of annulling contracts. But when a person, although less positively non compos, or insane, is yet of such great...imposition, or to resist importunity or undue influence, no matter from what cause snch weakness arises, whether from temporary illness, general mental imbecility,... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1866 - 860 pages
...effect of annulling contracts.2 § 234. Closely allied to the foregoing are cases, where a person, although not positively non compos, or insane, is...immaterial from what cause such weakness arises ; whether it arises from temporary illness, general mental imbecility, the natural incapacity of early infancy,... | |
 | William Thomas Brande, George William Cox - 1866 - 972 pages
...ch. viii.) IMBECILITY Imbecility (Lat. imbecillitas, weakness). In Law, the state of a person who, although not positively non compos, or insane, is...imposition, or to resist importunity or undue influence. (Story's fyuity Jurisprudence.) Equity will not set a contract aside on the mere ground of imbecility;... | |
 | William Thomas Brande - 1866 - 992 pages
...weakness). In Law, the state of a person who, although not positively non compos, or insane, is yet nf such great weakness of mind as to be unable to guard...imposition, or to resist importunity or undue influence. (Story's Equity Jurisprudence.) Equity will not set a contract aside on the mere ground of imbecility... | |
 | William Thomas Brande - 1866 - 968 pages
...Law, the state of a person who, although not positively non compos, or insane, is yet of such groat weakness of mind as to be unable to guard himself...imposition, or to resist importunity or undue influence. (Story's Equity Jurisprudence.) Equity will not Bet a contract aside on the mere ground of imbecility... | |
 | Thomas Hawkes Tanner - 1869 - 382 pages
...of understanding, and has no lucid intervals. The imbecile, although not absolutely insane, is yet unable " to guard himself against imposition or to resist importunity or undue influence." The idiot, moreover, cannot be taught to speak. Imbeciles can. As Dr. Guy puts it, the idiot is an... | |
 | Edmund Henry Turner Snell - 1872 - 640 pages
...forego'ng are cases, where a 3. imbecile person, although not positively non compos, or insane, P° rson3 is yet of such great weakness of mind as to be unable...imposition, or to resist importunity, or undue influence. In such cases, if the circumstances justify the conclusion that the party has been imposed on or circumvented,... | |
 | Sir Thomas Wardlaw Taylor - 1875 - 640 pages
...unreasonable bargain orjibenent from him(<7). 164. Closely allied to the foregoing are cases where a person, although not positively non compos, or insane, is...is quite immaterial from what cause such weakness (a) 4 Black. Comm. 25 ; 3 Bac. Abridg. Idiots and Lunatic*, A. (6) 3 Bac. Abridg. Idiots and Lunatics,... | |
 | Sir Thomas Wardlaw Taylor - 1875 - 632 pages
...unreasonable bargain orjbenefit from him(i/). 164. Closely allied to the foregoing are cases where a person, although not positively non compos, or insane, is...against imposition, or to resist importunity or undue influencc. And it is quite immaterial from what cause such weakness (a) 4 Black. Comm. 25 ; 3 Bac.... | |
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Closely allied to the foregoing are cases, where a person, although not positively non compos, or insane, is yet of such great weakness of mind, as to be unable to guard himself against imposition, or to resist importunity or undue influence. 
