Statute · California Civil Code
Cal. Civ. Code § 41 — PERSONS WITH UNSOUND MIND
Cal. Civ. Code § 41
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Civil Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 1993-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
A person of unsound mind, of whatever degree, is civilly liable for a wrong done by the person, but is not liable in exemplary damages unless at the time of the act the person was capable of knowing that the act was wrongful.
Citator
Cal. Civ. Code § 41 — PERSONS WITH UNSOUND MIND is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
A person of unsound mind, of whatever degree, is civilly liable for a wrong done by the person, but is not liable in exemplary damages unless at the time of the act the person was capable of knowing that the act was wrongful.