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person of unsound mind [2 records]

Record 1 2015-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Law
  • Property Law (common law)
  • Law of Evidence
CONT

A person of unsound mind is liable to pay a reasonable price for necessaries sold and delivered to him.

CONT

... to accept the proposition ... that a contract with a person ostensibly sane, but actually of unsound mind can be set aside because it is "unfair" to the person of unsound mind in the sense of contractual imbalance was unsupported by authority, illogical ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit social
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
  • Droit de la preuve

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho social
  • Derecho de propiedad (common law)
  • Derecho probatorio
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Record 2 2003-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance
OBS

Person of unsound mind: Unemployment Insurance Act, 1985 (with amendments to March 1, 1991).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
OBS

Débile mental : Loi sur l'assurance-chômage, 1985 (avec modifications jusqu'au 1er mars 1991).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad social y seguro de desempleo
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