 | Sir William Blackstone - 1807 - 686 sider
...naturally led to consider also the custody of lunatics. AN idiot, or natural fool, is one that hath had no understanding from his nativity ; and therefore is by law presumed never likely to attain any. For which reason the custody of him and of his lands was formerly vested in [303] the lord of the feeh... | |
 | Henry Potter - 1816 - 474 sider
...two months. IDIOTS AND LUNATICS. An idiot, or natural fool, is one that hjgh had no uderstand^ ing from his nativity; and therefore is by' law' presumed never likely to attain any. A lunatic, or nan Compos mentis, is one who hath had under-* standing, hut by disease, grjet, or other... | |
 | Charles Barton - 1822 - 690 sider
...1diocy, incapacity of the person, and is a common law disability*. An idiot, or natural fool, is one that hath no understanding from his nativity, and...therefore is by law presumed never likely to attain any" : for which reason the custody of him and of his lands was formerly vested in the lord of the fee *... | |
 | Sir William BLACKSTONE, Vincent WANOSTROCHT - 1823 - 872 sider
...naturally led to consider also the custody of lunatics. An idiot, or natural fool, is one that hath had no understanding from his nativity; and therefore is by law presumed never likely to attain any. A man is not an idiot, if he hath any glimmering of reason, so that he can tell his parents, his age,... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1825 - 572 sider
...naturally led to consider also the custody of lunatics. AN idiot, or natural fool, is one that hath had no understanding from his nativity ; and therefore is by law presumed never likely to attain any. For which reason the custody of him and of his lands was formerly vested in the lord of the fee ' ;... | |
 | sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 660 sider
...naturally led to consider also the custody of lunatics. AN idiot, or natural fool, is one that hath had no understanding from his nativity ; and therefore is by law presumed never likely to attain any. For which reason the custody of him and of his lands was formerly vested in the lord of the fee ' ;... | |
 | Theodric Romeyn Beck - 1825 - 696 sider
...subject before us, is thus expounded by Blackstone: " An idiot, or natural fool," says he, " is one that hath no understanding from his nativity, and therefore is by law presumed as never likely to obtain any." But a man is not an idiot, if he hath any glimmering of reason, so... | |
 | Joseph Chitty - 1834 - 850 sider
...2. OF CONTRACTS WITH PERSONS OF NON-SANE MIND (e). An idiot, or natural fool, is one that hath had no understanding from his nativity ; and, therefore, is, by law, presumed never likely to attain any. A person is not an idiot if he hath any glimmering of reason, so that he can tell his parents, his... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1836 - 694 sider
...naturally led to consider also the custody of lunatics. An idiot, or natural fool, is one that hath had no understanding from his nativity; and therefore is by law presumed never likely to attain any. For which reason the custody of *him and of his lands was formerly vested in the lord of the fee (/*);... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1838 - 910 sider
...view, which tend to bring the general administration An idiot, or natural fool, is one that hath had no understanding from his nativity ; and therefore is by law presumed never likely to attain [*303] any. For which reason the custody of *him and of his lands was formerly vested in the lord of... | |
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