A Practical Treatise on the Law Concerning Lunatics, Idiots, and Persons of Unsound Mind

S. Sweet, 1847 - Insanity - 1116 pages

CHAPTER I	1

CHAPTER II	9

Cases of Doubtful Evidence are to tried by the Test of Collateral	10

Of the Jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery	15

CHAPTER III	36

Delusion the Test of Insanity	42

Eccentricity usually accompanies Partial Insanity	51

Length of Time before Sanity of Party is questioned raises	59

Of depositing the Testamentary Papers of Lunatics in	431

CHAPTER VIII	438

CHAPTER IX	511

CHAPTER X	546

Of Suits against Lunatics	557

CHAPTER XI	575

CHAPTER XII	585

Of Misdemeanors respecting Lunatics	601

49	67

Geo 3 c	69

CHAPTER IV	86

Geo 4 c 34	91

Of the inquisition under the Commission of Lunacy	137

Of traversing the Inquisition of Lunacy	143

CHAPTER V	163

III	184

Estate	246

Of superseding the Commission of Lunacy	279

Of the Conversion of the Real and Personal Estates	296

CHAPTER VI	316

FORMS OF AFFIDAVITS	321

CHAPTER VII	360

Of Wills impeached on the ground of the Partial Insanity	389

Jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Courts in determining	398

Of the Appointment of a Receiver by the Court of Chancery	406

Of Wills obtained through the Agency of the Party benefited	412

Of the Disqualifications of Lunatics for the Performance	613

STATUTES RELATING TO PROCEEDINGS IN LUNACY	623

Lunatics Visitors Instructions to Solicitors and Committees	633

Statutes applicable to Lunatic Prisoners and Criminals 39 40	641

Treatment of Lunatics in England and Wales 8 9 Vict c 100	650

84	710

STATUTES RELATING TO LUNATIC ASYLUMS	774

Petitions for Commission of Lunacy and in connection therewith	879

To confirm the Masters in Lunacy Report made in pursuance	884

Respecting the Wills of Lunatics and the Transfer of Funds 917922	917

To supersede a Commission of Lunacyfor avoiding a Marriage	925

Relating to the sale and purchase of Estates 934942	934

Of a Curator	942

Relating to Lunatic Trustees and Mortgagees not found such	951

Petition to confirm the report of the Master in Lunacy made	961

Report of Commissioners in Lunacy under 8 9 Vict c 100	967

Form of Lease of Lunatics Estate	970

Title	A Practical Treatise on the Law Concerning Lunatics, Idiots, and Persons of Unsound Mind Making of modern law
Author	Leonard Shelford
Editor	Leonard Shelford
Contributor	Great Britain
Edition	2
Publisher	S. Sweet, 1847
Original from	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Digitized	22 Jun 2016
Length	1116 pages

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