California Civil Code PART 1 - PERSONS WITH UNSOUND MIND

• Section 38.
  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...
• Section 39.
  (a) A conveyance or other contract of a person of unsound mind, but not entirely without understanding, made before the incapacity of the person has been...
• Section 40.
  (a) Subject to Section 1871 of the Probate Code, and subject to Part 1 (commencing with Section 5000) of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions...
• Section 41.
  A person of unsound mind, of whatever degree, is civilly liable for a wrong done by the person, but is not liable in exemplary damages...

Last modified: October 22, 2018