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Mental capacity or competence

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

Such a measure of intelligence understanding, memory, and judgment (relative to the particular transaction) as will enable the person to understand the nature and effects of his act.

Eaton v. Eaton, 37 N. J. Law, 113, 18 Am. Rep. 716; Davren v. White, 42 N. J. Eq. 569, 7'Atl. 682; Co.nley v. Nailor, 118 U. S. 127 , 6 Sup. Ct. 1001. 30 L. Ed. 112.