Chapter 41

Deliberation on Acts of the Insane and Dependent

What is given or done by one who is insane, intoxicated, or in another state of mind, is not valid proof. // K_464 //

An act done by a dependent, his master may annul it. Another should not dispute with the master, except for an act done by one who is frightened or insane. // K_465 //

A son whose father is alive is not independent, nor is a brother, a nephew, a younger brother in an undivided family, a slave, or a servant. // K_466 //

Acts of giving, pledging, or selling fields, houses, or slaves, when done by dependents, do not attain validity unless they are approved. // K_467 //

All these are valid in the sale and purchase of merchandise, if they have been approved to conduct such transactions. // K_468 //

Likewise, a brother, a son, or a nephew may act concerning fields and the like, if they have been empowered to perform the act by the master who is going away. // K_469 //

He who is empowered for a certain matter is the master in that matter. His master cannot annul the act done by him. // K_470 //

A father's power over his son and his son's wife is in matters of discipline; he has no power over his son in matters of sale or gift. // K_471 //