A person entirely without understanding has no power to make a contract of any kind, but the person is liable for the reasonable value of things furnished to the person necessary for the support of the person or the person’s family.
Cal. Civ. Code § 38
PERSONS WITH UNSOUND MIND
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 26 Cal. 4th 261 - Donovan v. RRL Corp. (2001)
Most recently applied in 248 Cal. Rptr. 3d 244 - Armuress Sapp v. Rogers (June 2019)
Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 163, Sec. 3
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.