Sparrow v. Demonico

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• discussing development of law of contracts and mental competency, including considering New York cases such as Ortelere, 303 N.Y.S.2d at 369-70, 250 N.E.2d 460, in which a plaintiff suffering from psychosis was not bound by release
• settlement agreement between sisters is a contract; its enforceability is subject to the general rules of contract law
• \medical evidence is necessary to establish that a person lacked the capacity to contract due to the existence of a mental condition\
• determining competency to contract is question of fact

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