 | Theodric Romeyn Beck - 1825 - 696 páginas
...as never likely to obtain any." But a man is not an idiot, if he hath any glimmering of reason, so that he can tell his parents, his age, or the like common matters.§ Over individuals of this description, the king is appointed guardian, and the lordchancellor acts under... | |
 | Joseph Chitty - 1834 - 850 páginas
...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 age, or the like common matters. A lunatic, or non compos mentis, is one who hath understanding ; but, by disease, grief, or other accident,... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1836 - 694 páginas
...different in point of law. [ *004 ] A man is not an idiot (p) if he hath any glimmering of reason, so that he can tell his parents, his age, or the like...dumb, and blind, is looked upon by the law as in the same state with an idiot (f; he being supposed incapable of any understanding, as wanting all those... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1838 - 910 páginas
...different in point of law. [*304] *A man is not an idiot (p), if he hath any glimmering of reason, so that he can tell his parents, his age, or the like...dumb, and blind, is looked upon by the law as in the same state with an idiot (q) ; he being supposed incapable of any understanding, as wanting all those... | |
 | William Blackstone, James Stewart - 1839 - 556 páginas
...operation very different in point of law. A man is not an idiot,* if he hath any glimmering of reason, so that he can tell his parents, his age, or the like...dumb, and blind, is looked upon by the law as in the same state with an idiot ; b he being supposed incapable of any understanding, as wanting all those... | |
 | Massachusetts. Board of Education - 1839 - 698 páginas
...acknowledged law in Westminster H ill ; and for which he quotes Lord Coke, Fitzherbert and others : — " A man who is born deaf, dumb and blind, is looked upon by the law as in the same state with an idiot ; he being supposed incapable of any understanding, as wanting all those senses... | |
 | Alexander Monro - 1840 - 340 páginas
...intellectual powers ? 2d, Whether you subscribe to the statement of BLACKSTONE who has observed, — a person born deaf, dumb, and blind, is looked upon by the law as in the same state as an idiot, he being supposed incapable of any understanding, as wanting all those senses... | |
 | Esek Cowen - 1841 - 590 páginas
...itself, any objection in law to the validity of a contract. If a man has any glimmering of reason, so that he can tell his parents, his age, or the like common matters, he cannot avoid his contracts. But although mere weakness of understanding is insufficient, vet it... | |
 | George Bowyer - 1841 - 742 páginas
...Maynard's Year-book of Ed. II.), fol. 20, 2*. ' FNB 232. « 4 Inst. 203. Com. Jouru. 1610. reason, so that he can tell his parents, his age, or the like common matters.1 But a man who is born deaf, dumb, and blind, is looked upon by the law as in the same state... | |
 | Massachusetts. Board of Education - 1844 - 144 páginas
...acknowledged law in Westminster Hall ; and for which he quotes Lord Coke, Fitzherbert and others : — "A man who is born deaf, dumb and blind, is looked upon by the law as in the same state with an idiot ; he being supposed incapable of any understanding, as wanting all those senses... | |
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But a man who is born deaf, dumb, and blind, is looked upon by the law as in the same state with an idiot ; he being supposed incapable of any understanding, as wanting all those senses which furnish the human mind with ideas. 
