Does John own his body?

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Reply Sun 30 May, 2010 01:59 am
A person, John has a brain disease. John has a double personality. Each personality( including john ` s personality) can occupy the body when the other two personality are not. Suppose we name the two other personality Jack, and Jeff. In a 12 hour day, John occupy the body for 4 hours, Jack occupy the body for 4 hours, and Jeff occupy the body for 4 hours.

Question:

John is legally bounded to do X. Is Jack, and Jeff legally bounded as well?
Suppose John signs contract to do X, and he is legally committed for "John ` s body to do X", then it seems Jeff, and Jack also have to do X if they occupy the same body. It seems that John `s body must be the legal property of John for John to sign the contract. Is "John` s body" a legal property of John? By symmetry of the situation, either all personality has legal property over John ` s body, or all don` t. There are two cases. Suppose all three personal owns John ` s body, then one personal can sell the body, and the other don` t. This cause problems for the buyer. On the other hand, if none of the personal has legal right over John ` s body, then they cannot sign any contract related to john ` s body. What do you think?
 
HexHammer
 
Reply Sun 30 May, 2010 02:51 am
@TuringEquivalent,
Dissociative identity disorder

Dissociative identity disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wiki wrote:
DID diagnoses appear to be almost entirely confined to the North American continent; reports from other continents are at significantly lower rates.
Lol!
 
setzer9999
 
Reply Sun 30 May, 2010 08:59 am
@HexHammer,
Perhaps John, Jack, and Jeff all together make up "Jim" as a combination of their cognitive plurality.
 
Jackofalltrades phil
 
Reply Sun 30 May, 2010 11:42 am
@setzer9999,
setzer9999;170829 wrote:
Perhaps John, Jack, and Jeff all together make up "Jim" as a combination of their cognitive plurality.



ha. ha ...ha ......... so John takes the wife!.. and jim gets the orgasm...Lol
 
Fido
 
Reply Sun 30 May, 2010 12:27 pm
@TuringEquivalent,
I am certain one must be of sound mind to be held to a contract...
 
 

 
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