Legal Principle: A person is said to be of sound mind for the purpose of making a contract if, at the time when he makes it, he is capable of understanding it and of forming a rational judgement as to its effect upon his interests,Factual Situation: Mr X who is usually of sound mind, but occasionally of unsound mind, enters into a contract with Mr Y when he is of unsound mind. Y came to know about this fact afterwards and now wants to file a suit against Mr X. (CLAT 2015)

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Each question consists of legal principle(s) (hereinafter referred to as 'principle') and facts. Such proposition may or may not be true in the real and legal sense, yet you have to conclusively assume them to be true for the purposes of this section. You have to apply the principles to the given facts to arrive at the most reasonable conclusion. Only one of the alternatives, i.e., (A), (B), (C), or (D) is the most reasonable conclusion. Remember: you must not rely on any principle except the principles that are given for every question.

Legal Principle: A person is said to be of sound mind for the purpose of making a contract if, at the time when he makes it, he is capable of understanding it and of forming a rational judgement as to its effect upon his interests,<br>Factual Situation: Mr X who is usually of sound mind, but occasionally of unsound mind, enters into a contract with Mr Y when he is of unsound mind. Y came to know about this fact afterwards and now wants to file a suit against Mr X. (CLAT 2015)






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