Abstract

CONTRACTS SPECIALAND REFERENCETORTS TOMARYLAND.(Being The legal is a branch a PaperH. BUCKLER.and Enoch Prattat the SheppardHospital.) tort, legalstatus of the of the vastinsane, with regard to contract and law of lunacy. This term is theequivalent of the medical word insanity, and law affecting the insane has by its lack of logical itself worthy of that unscientific title. My point legal. I shall not consider ness from the medical point which of the The “A grief, indeed ing upon origin referring has his the of which is the law, deals lunatic or other properly senses and changes the term properly firmly application nor with is one oneunfortunately the basis often shown of view is purelyinsanity, of view, nor portionwhich is mental unsound(2) medical jurisprudence, to the of and Blackstone but of his sometimes frequently last words explain use the custody administration law (Bk. by reason. of I, lunacy insane.304):of medical that legal intricate commitment is given hath hath that hath moon.” had lost lucid not,definition who accident,by the and Theseunderstanding, intervals, thatdisease, He enjoyissometimes of thedepending the and it Both used, any appears recognizelunacy. Although to a single phase established itselfabsurd of mental in legalon its face, unsoundness, terminology.