power of attorney
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 82 U.S. 9 - Dexter v. Hall · 1872Most cited · 111 citing opinions
while the feoffment of an idiot, or lunatic, is only voidable, his deed, and especially his power of attorney, are wholly void. A power of attorney executed by an insane person, or one of unsound mind, is absolutely void.
How often courts cite the cases defining “power of attorney”
Court decisions citing the 2 opinions that defined “power of attorney” — 126 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining cases as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.
All 2 definitions, chronological · 1824–1872
- ORIGINAL
a power must cease and determine when there is nothing left for it to act upon... [revoked] by the prior conveyance of the same land, executed by Donaldson, who gave the power.
revocation by inconsistent act