 But a man who is born deaf, dumb, and blind is looked upon by the law as in the same state with an idiot : he being supposed incapable of any understanding, as wanting all those senses which furnish the human mind with ideas.  Human Physiology - Page 317by Robley Dunglison - 1850Full view - About this book
 | John Joseph Powell - Wills - 1788 - 770 pages
...he can tell his parents, his age, or number twenty pence, or the like common matters. A man who is born deaf, -dumb, and blind, is looked upon by the law as ^'e,^'"' %' in the fame ftate with an idiot, he being fuppofed c< 4°' incapable of any underftanding,... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1791 - 518 pages
...glimmering of reafon, fo that he can tell his parents, his age, or the like common matters. But a man who is born deaf, dumb, and blind, is looked upon by the law as in the fame ftate with an idiot "i ; he being fuppofed incapable of any underftanding, as wanting all thofe... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1793 - 686 pages
...of reafon, fo that he can tell his parents, his age, or the like* common matters, But a man who is born deaf, dumb, and blind, is looked upon by the law as in the fame ftate with an idiot •; he being fuppofed incapable of any underftanding, as wanting all thofe... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1807 - 686 pages
...council. Dom. Proc. 14 Feb. 1726. 3 P ITrns. 108. matters. But a man who is born deaf, dumb, and blind, ia looked upon by the law as in the same state with an idiot8 ; he being supposed incapable of any understanding, as wanting all those senses which furnish... | |
 | Thomas Walter Williams - Law - 1816 - 1048 pages
...PLEDGE, (inortuum vadium) a pledge of lands or goods. See Mortgage. DEAF, DUMB, and BLIND. A man who is born deaf, dumb, and blind, is looked upon by the law as in the same state with an ideot, or being supposed incapable of any understanding, as wanting senses that furnish the human mind... | |
 | Dominick T. Blake - Civil procedure - 1818 - 706 pages
...his age, or the like common matters, but a man, who is born deaf, dumb and blind, is looked upon in the law as in the same state with an idiot, he being...those senses which furnish the human mind with ideas. A lunatic, or non compos mentis, is one who hath had understanding, but by a disease or other accident... | |
 | Charles Barton - Conveyancing - 1822 - 690 pages
...number twenty pence, or the like common matters b. A man who is born deaf, dumb and blind, is, hbVever, looked upon by the law as in the same state with an...supposed incapable of any understanding, as wanting those senses which furnish the human mind with ideas c. The third natural disqualification is that... | |
 | Sir William BLACKSTONE, Vincent WANOSTROCHT - Constitutional law - 1823 - 872 pages
...glimmering of reason, so that he can tell his parents, his age, or the like common matters. But a man who is born deaf, dumb, and blind, is looked upon by the...those senses which furnish the human mind with ideas. A lunatic, or non compos mentis, is one who hath had understanding, but by disease, grief, or other... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1825 - 660 pages
...fol. 2O. 24. ° 4 Intt. 203. Com. Journ.1610. m FNB 232. '' FNB 233. (6) SceVol.IIl.p.42T.n.(l). 21 blind, is looked upon by the law as in the same state with an idiot q ; he being supposed incapable of any understanding, as wanting all those senses which furnish the... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1825 - 572 pages
...man for a fool. book of Edw. II.) fol. 20. 24. o 4 Inst. 203. Com. Journ. 161O. m FNB 232. P FNB 233. blind, is looked upon by the law as in the same state with an idiot q ; he being supposed incapable of any understanding, as wanting all those senses which furnish the... | |
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