LXV Page with madness or the like, the intentional payment of wages during a lucid interval may also be valid; but singly a gift by a man affected by insanity or the like is void.” From this comment the principle may be deduced, that the act of a lunatic Inay be effectual, if the contract be onerous and the agreement rational, on the presumption of the act having been done during a lucid interval; but that, where it may be prejudicial to him, and unattended with any benefit, it should be held to be ipso facto void. Macn. H. L. VoI. I. pp. 125, 126. ... ... ... * * * * * * * * * · :曾 歌 é . . . . . . . . . ... ... 891 577 In the case of wages, should an excessive amount be promised by a man in extreme distress, it shall not be paid. ... * * * - - - . . . . . . в в а - * * - . . . 663 378 In fact, should a man, during a conflagration, or during the sickness of his son, or the like, promise all his wealth to the person, who shall save him, that promise is not valid; but it is reasonable that the gift should be great in proportion to the benefit conferred. 663 379 It must also be considered that, the resumption of an excessive gift being shown where it has been promised but not delivered, the donor has an equal right to re cover it, even though it have been actually delivered." ... g = to ● ● 萄 a - . . . 663 ON VOID GIFTS. 380 What has been given by a man agitated with fear, anger, lust, grief, or by the pain of an incurable disease ; by one intoxicated, insane, diseased, or by one not in his natural state of mind, or as a bribe, or in jest or sport, or by mistake, or through any fraudulent practice, or by a minor, an idiot, a person not his own master, by" an out-cast, or in consideration of work unperformed, or to a bad man mistaken for a good one, or by one extremely old, grievously disordered, or without authority, or in excessive joy, or for an illegal act, is void or ungiven. - - - * * * - - - . . . ᏮᏮᎼ 381 In fact a gift attended with any defect is void but a donation springing from a suffi cient motive, is valid. - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 673 382 A gift made for religious purposes, even by a diseased man, is valid. ... - - - . . . 673 388 A gift made or recompense paid by a minor for religious purposes is valid. н e» в . . 673 A mother is not competent to make a gift to her daughter of a farin which she had inherited from her son, and on her death it will go to her son's unassociated half brother.—A daughter is not competent to , alienate property, which had devolved on her from her father to the prejudice of the next heir —Property which had devolved on a daughter cannot by her be given to one son's son to the exelusion of such grandson's brothers.--Landed property acquired by gift from her father may be alienated by a woman, but not that to which she "had succceded by inheritance.—A widow having receives instructions from her husband to adopt a son, and, without doing so, unaking a gift to a stranger of the property which had devolved on her at her husband's death, suell gift is invalid.—The brothers of a minor are not cornpetent to sell his share of , the joint estate, even though the mother be consentiug thereto.—A sale by a minor of his landed property is void.—The sale by a slave of his own issue is void.—Macn. H. L. Vol. II. pp. 208, 224, 23:2, 235, 247, 294, 305, 377, 凈 °下 ... - - * * . . . . ... 675–679 A will made by a Hindu during his minority was declared void. Haro Sundari’ Dásio versus Ka shi Narth Basa k. December, 1814. Cons. H. L. p. 11. Ante, p. 117 - * - * * ... 681 A widow cannot alienate the estate drived from her husband, which at her death must pass to the husband's heirs. Malhoda’ and another versus Kalyasni'. S. D. A. R. Vol. I. p. 62. 681 A gift by a widow to the son of one daughter to the prejudice of another daughter is invalid. S. D. A. lt. Vol. I. p. 162. ... * * * --". * * * = в өр 娜 · ° *象 驢羚 戚 姆 - . . . . . 681 The sale of endowed property is void.--A gift by a woman of her own property to a stranger is good. if she have no heirs—The gift of part or the whole of the landed property purchased with the produce of ancestral estate is good and valid.—A man may give all his property to his two wives in unequal allotments, provided they each have enough for maintenance, and he have no otlier heirs.-Retirement from the world is civil death according to the Hindu law.--A gift may be uake: back on the domee's violation of the conditions aunexed.—Resumption of an unqualitical gift unlawful.--The son of a Shu'dra by a concubine or female slave is entitled to inheric property, but his widow is incompetent to alien to the prejudice of other heirs.--Right of pre-eluption recognised in joint property.—There is no right of pre-emption according to the law of Bengal.—Joint proporty is answerable sor a debt to the extent of the debtor's share only. Maem. II. L. Vol. III. pp. 803. 217, 2:21, 22J, 232, 237, 23S, 258, 297, 298 and 293. 681—687 e . 687-691 See the reunarks via various kinds of contracts. pp. - a * * Ф в а EN 1» op, TIII: FIRst WOL C ME.
