Lackman v. Wood

Citations

• 25 Cal. 147

Syllabus

<p>Emancipation of a Minor.—A father may emancipate his minor child, and when emancipated the child is freed from parental control and is in all respects his own man.</p> <p>Minor may take and hold Vacant Lands.—An infant may become a disseizor, and whether emancipated or not, may take possession of vacant lands and hold them in his own right, the same as an adult.</p> <p>Proof of the Emancipation of a Minor.—Evidence that a minor was in the habit of doing business on his own account and in his own name, and of becoming responsible for his own supplies, is admissible for the purpose of proving his emancipation.</p> <p>Estoppel as to Infants.—The doctrine of estoppel has no application to infants.</p> <p>Estoppel must be Eoond or Given, Etc.—It is erroneous for the Court to assume, in the progress of a trial, for the purpose of deciding on the admissibility of testimony, that an estoppel exists; but the fact of an estoppel must be found or given before any of the consequences of an estoppel can be claimed.</p>