Whyte and Mandatory v Clark and Others: SJC 20 Mar 1817

Impartial and intelligent witnesses having sworn that they considered a person capable of managing his own affairs, and having supported their opinion by particular facts; found that he was not to be considered an ‘idiot’ or ‘fatuous and incapable of understanding business,’ though other witnesses swore that they considered him so.

[1817] ScotJCR 1 – Murray – 233, (1817) 1 Murray 233
Bailii

Scotland, Health

Updated: 05 January 2022; Ref: scu.554098