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 fi rm that specialized in selling such goods. When he failed to pay for the goods, the fi rm attempted to seize Staples’s bank deposits and his disability pension.

Will the military supply fi rm be successful in its attempt to secure payment?