Study each of the following cases carefully. Briefly state the principle of law and your decision.
Contracts of Persons Who Are Mentally Incompetent Staples, following extensive injuries in an automobile accident, was declared mentally incompetent. He imagined himself to be in command of a large army engaged in protecting the country against an invasion. He ordered several large tents, sleeping bags, and other military supplies from a firm that specialized in selling such goods. When he failed to pay for the goods, the firm attempted to seize Staples’s bank deposits and his disability pension. Will the military supply firm be successful in its attempt to secure payment?
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