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Article 38General Provisions
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Minority, insanity or imbecility, the state of
being a deaf-mute, prodigality and civil interdiction are
mere restrictions on capacity to act, and do not exempt
the incapacitated person from certain obligations, as
when the latter arise from his acts or from property
relations, such as easements. (32a)
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