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Z is a patient in a lunatic asylum for some period of time. He becomes sane & enters into a contract.…

Under s.12 ICA, a person who is usually of unsound mind, such as Z who was a patient in a lunatic asylum, may make a valid contract when he is of sound mind at the time of…

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Z is a patient in a lunatic asylum for some period of time. He becomes sane & enters into a contract. Is the contract valid?

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Under s.12 ICA, a person who is usually of unsound mind, such as Z who was a patient in a lunatic asylum, may make a valid contract when he is of sound mind at the time of contracting, that is, during a lucid interval.

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