A court adjudicates Jimi mentally incompetent and appoints Krispin to be his guard¬ian. Later, without Krispin’s knowledge, Jimi signs a contract to sell his lake cabin to Lazar for its real market value. The contract is

At age seventeen, Daryl enters into a contract to buy a dozen movies from eHD Stream, Inc., an online video service. Soon after reaching the age of majority, Daryl attempts to disaffirm the contract. eHD files a suit against him. The court will most likely consider the contract ratified if it is

Brasilia, a real estate broker licensed only in Connecticut, concludes a land sale in Delaware. She can

Fact Pattern 14-B1 Bay City Mall requires its tenants to sign a lease that includes a clause releasing Metro from liability in the event of monetary or physical injury no matter who is at fault. Coco’s Chocolate Creations signs a lease with Bay City that contains the clause. Refer to Fact pattern 14-B1. This clause is

Geri is a minor. Without her parents’ knowledge, she signs a contract to buy an airline ticket to Hawaii for spring break. Geri’s parents are liable for

Intoxicated but still capable of comprehending the consequences of her actions, Cricket signs a contract to sell her phone app design to Downloads, Inc. This contract is

Jolie signs a contract with Keaton, an unlicensed physician, to perform a medical procedure. This contract is enforceable by

Lucy, a minor, disaffirms a contract for necessaries without returning the goods. To Manny’s Food Mart, the seller, Lucy is required to pay

Lydia, a minor, charges the cost of a smartphone at a Mobile Devices & Minutes store. Two nights later, Lydia loses the phone at Natural Foods restaurant. She disaffirms the phone’s purchase. Lydia owes Mobile Devices the reasonable value of the phone

Odina signs a covenant not to compete with her employer, Penultimate Sales Corporation. A court decides that the covenant is overly restrictive. Depending on the jurisdiction, the court will likely

While a minor, Uri misrepresents his age as twenty-one to purchase a motorbike from Van’s Dirt Bikes & Scramblers. Ordinarily, Uri can

A contract entered into by a minor is voidable at the option of either of the contracting parties.

A contract entered into by an intoxicated person is never valid.

A minor who enters into a contract for necessaries may disaffirm the contract but remains liable for the reasonable value of the goods.

A person who has been determined by a court to be mentally competent cannot form a legally binding contract with another party.

All adhesion contracts are unconscionable.

An intoxicated person, after becoming sober, may ratify a contract expressly or impliedly.

Contracts in restraint of trade usually positively affect the public policy that favors competition in the economy.

If the illegal part of a bargain has not yet been performed, the party rendering performance must fulfill the contract before seeking damages.

In acontract, an exculpatory clause releases a party from liability in the event of monetary or physical injury no matter who is at fault.

In certain circumstances, bargains are so oppressive that the courts relieve innocent parties of part or all of their duties.

In general, an illegal contract is void.

In most illegal contracts, both parties are considered to be equally at fault, and neither party can enforce it or recover damages under it.

In some states, misrepresentation of age is enough to prevent disaffirmance.

When one party uses fraud to induce another party to enter into an illegal bargain, the second party will be allowed to recover for the performance or its value.