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Sound mind and memory

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Sufficient mental capacity to make one’s will. See 183 111. 269, 55 N. E. 671.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

This phrase does not mean a mind without a flaw\ or a memory without a fault. In re Blair, 10 N. Y. Supp. 874. See Will.