{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-38","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 38","heading":"","body":"A person entirely without understanding has no power to make a contract of any kind, but the person is liable for the reasonable value of things furnished to the person necessary for the support of the person or the person’s family.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 1. PERSONS [38. - 86.]","PART 1. PERSONS WITH UNSOUND MIND [38. - 41.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"4b2bbebd8f594356aa89e96d44d508ba43cb6c0a8f7ef6b7696795647c93161b","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-23.6","next":"us-ca/civ-39"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}