https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276080 The head of a mutt was treated as a juristic office akin to a corporation sole, with a beneficial life interest in the endowments. Lunacy merely suspended the incumbent's capacity to act; it did not divest the office or extinguish vested rights. In the absence of proof of any custom to the contrary, no vacancy arose in the headship when the plaintiff was appointed or when the suit was filed. Because no vacancy existed, the alleged nomination by another mutt head could not confer title or a valid right to the mutt, and the plaintiff's claim failed. en-us Wed, 06 Jan 1904 00:00:00 +0521 Sat, 27 Oct 2018 10:37:59 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276080 The head of a mutt was treated as a juristic office akin to a corporation sole, with a beneficial life interest in the endowments. Lunacy merely suspended the incumbent's capacity to act; it did not divest the office or extinguish vested rights. In the absence of proof of any custom to the contrary, no vacancy arose in the headship when the plaintiff was appointed or when the suit was filed. Because no vacancy existed, the alleged nomination by another mutt head could not confer title or a valid right to the mutt, and the plaintiff's claim failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 06 Jan 1904 00:00:00 +0521 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276080