BUL 5810 ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Bertha was an alcoholic, and one weekend while she was extremely intoxicated, her
son took her to the store and had her purchase an expensive computer. If Bertha
wishes to rethink this contract, Bertha:
a. may return the computer, but cannot get her money back.
b. cannot ratify the contract it is void and without meaning.
c. must sober up and ratify the contract as a whole.
d. may at any time keep the computer, but doesn't have to pay for it as the store should
have known better than to do business with an intoxicated customer. - ✔✔c. must sober
up and ratify the contract as a whole.
✔✔Mary is a person who experiences hallucinations and other psychotic episodes. She
has been adjudicated incompetent and a guardian has been appointed to care for her.
Any contracts from this point forward are:
a. void.
b. enforceable.
c. valid.
d. voidable. - ✔✔a. void.
✔✔On his 17th birthday, David makes a contract to purchase a moped. In a state in
which the age of majority is 18, which of the following actions would be a ratification of
the contract?
a. One week before his 18th birthday, David telephones the seller and says, "I intend to
keep my promise to you in our contract."
b. Three days after his 18th birthday, David telephones the seller and says, "I intend to
keep my promise to you in our contract."
c. Before his birthday David behaves as though he intends to be bound by the contract,
but two days after his 18th birthday, he calls the seller and says, "The deal's off."
d. None of these answers are correct. - ✔✔b. Three days after his 18th birthday, David
telephones the seller and says, "I intend to keep my promise to you in our contract."
,✔✔Alma enters into a contract while drinking a highly intoxicating beverage that causes
memory loss. The resultant contract is:
a. always unenforceable.
b. always enforceable.
c. voidable if Alma can establish she was so intoxicated she didn't understand the
nature and consequences of her actions and/or was unable to act in a reasonable
manner.
d. always void. - ✔✔c. voidable if Alma can establish she was so intoxicated she didn't
understand the nature and consequences of her actions and/or was unable to act in a
reasonable manner.
✔✔Ryan, a 15-year-old, negligently crashed into Crystal's car and caused extensive
damage and severely injured Crystal. Which statement is correct? (p. 7)
a. Ryan can disaffirm liability for the damage to Crystal's car and resulting damages
because he is a minor.
b. Ryan can disaffirm liability for the damage to Crystal's car and resulting damages
unless he has automobile liability insurance.
c. Ryan cannot disaffirm liability for his negligence.
d. Ryan can disaffirm liability for the damage to Crystal's car and resulting damages
unless he was intoxicated. - ✔✔c. Ryan cannot disaffirm liability for his negligence.
✔✔Veronica has not been declared incompetent by a court, but she suffers from
delusions that a Martian visits her every evening at 6 p.m. to tell her that the future of
the human race depended on her buying a tract of land in Lackawanna County. Today,
Veronica entered a contract to purchase a large tract of land in Lackawanna County on
the Martian's advice. Which of the following statements is true about the contract?
a. The contract to purchase the land is valid, because the seller had no knowledge that
the Martian suggested the purchase.
b. The contract to purchase is void, because it was made on a Martian's advice.
c. The contract to purchase the land is voidable, because Veronica has not been
adjudicated insane, and possible could still have understood the contract.
d. None of these answers are correct. - ✔✔c. The contract to purchase the land is
voidable, because Veronica has not been adjudicated insane, and possible could still
have understood the contract.
✔✔Sean and John are business associates. At dinner, Sean has only one beer over the
course of three hours. Sean is a light drinker and normally feels severely intoxicated
after three beers. At the end of dinner, Sean and John enter into a multi-year agreement
worth potentially millions of dollars. Later, if Sean attempts to void the contract on the
basis of intoxication and loses, what would be the reason for it?
, a. Sean was without reason or understand when entering into the contract.
b. Sean's intoxication was unable to understand the nature and consequences of his
actions.
c. Sean's slight intoxication did not destroy his capacity to contract.
d. Intoxication is insufficient to void a contract. - ✔✔c. Sean's slight intoxication did not
destroy his capacity to contract.
✔✔One issue before the court in the In Re The Score Board, Inc. case was:
a. whether Kobe Bryant, by his actions, ratified a contract with Score Board after
reaching the age of majority.
b. whether the contract with Scoreboard supplied sufficient consideration for Bryant's
autographs.
c. whether the deal made for Bryant to sign autographs was a good opportunity.
d. whether a person playing in the NBA needed protection during the time before he
reached the age of majority. - ✔✔a. whether Kobe Bryant, by his actions, ratified a
contract with Score Board after reaching the age of majority.
✔✔One issue before the court in the First State Bank of Sinai v. Hyland case was:
a. whether the contract between Hyland's father and the Bank was void due to alcohol-
related incapacity.
b. whether the note was discharged in Randy Hyland's bankruptcy.
c. whether a person committed to alcoholism treatment is automatically incompetent.
d. whether the bank knew that Mervin Hyland was incapacitated by liquor. - ✔✔a.
whether the contract between Hyland's father and the Bank was void due to alcohol-
related incapacity.
✔✔The court in Keser v. Chagnon examined which of the following issues?
a. Whether Keser should have insisted that someone cosign the contract with Edsel.
b. Whether Keser should have been more careful in documenting Chagnon's age before
entering into the contract.
c. Whether Chagnon ratified the contract for the purchase of the Edsel by delaying his
disaffirmance of the contract.
d. Whether Chagnon damaged the Edsel during the course of his possession of the
vehicle. - ✔✔c. Whether Chagnon ratified the contract for the purchase of the Edsel by
delaying his disaffirmance of the contract.
✔✔Which of the following promises does have to be evidenced by a writing in order to
be enforceable?
a. Jack's agreement with Steve to sell his condominium for $150,000.
b. Sarah's promise to work for Angie for ten months.
c. Sam and Alicia decide to get married.
✔✔Bertha was an alcoholic, and one weekend while she was extremely intoxicated, her
son took her to the store and had her purchase an expensive computer. If Bertha
wishes to rethink this contract, Bertha:
a. may return the computer, but cannot get her money back.
b. cannot ratify the contract it is void and without meaning.
c. must sober up and ratify the contract as a whole.
d. may at any time keep the computer, but doesn't have to pay for it as the store should
have known better than to do business with an intoxicated customer. - ✔✔c. must sober
up and ratify the contract as a whole.
✔✔Mary is a person who experiences hallucinations and other psychotic episodes. She
has been adjudicated incompetent and a guardian has been appointed to care for her.
Any contracts from this point forward are:
a. void.
b. enforceable.
c. valid.
d. voidable. - ✔✔a. void.
✔✔On his 17th birthday, David makes a contract to purchase a moped. In a state in
which the age of majority is 18, which of the following actions would be a ratification of
the contract?
a. One week before his 18th birthday, David telephones the seller and says, "I intend to
keep my promise to you in our contract."
b. Three days after his 18th birthday, David telephones the seller and says, "I intend to
keep my promise to you in our contract."
c. Before his birthday David behaves as though he intends to be bound by the contract,
but two days after his 18th birthday, he calls the seller and says, "The deal's off."
d. None of these answers are correct. - ✔✔b. Three days after his 18th birthday, David
telephones the seller and says, "I intend to keep my promise to you in our contract."
,✔✔Alma enters into a contract while drinking a highly intoxicating beverage that causes
memory loss. The resultant contract is:
a. always unenforceable.
b. always enforceable.
c. voidable if Alma can establish she was so intoxicated she didn't understand the
nature and consequences of her actions and/or was unable to act in a reasonable
manner.
d. always void. - ✔✔c. voidable if Alma can establish she was so intoxicated she didn't
understand the nature and consequences of her actions and/or was unable to act in a
reasonable manner.
✔✔Ryan, a 15-year-old, negligently crashed into Crystal's car and caused extensive
damage and severely injured Crystal. Which statement is correct? (p. 7)
a. Ryan can disaffirm liability for the damage to Crystal's car and resulting damages
because he is a minor.
b. Ryan can disaffirm liability for the damage to Crystal's car and resulting damages
unless he has automobile liability insurance.
c. Ryan cannot disaffirm liability for his negligence.
d. Ryan can disaffirm liability for the damage to Crystal's car and resulting damages
unless he was intoxicated. - ✔✔c. Ryan cannot disaffirm liability for his negligence.
✔✔Veronica has not been declared incompetent by a court, but she suffers from
delusions that a Martian visits her every evening at 6 p.m. to tell her that the future of
the human race depended on her buying a tract of land in Lackawanna County. Today,
Veronica entered a contract to purchase a large tract of land in Lackawanna County on
the Martian's advice. Which of the following statements is true about the contract?
a. The contract to purchase the land is valid, because the seller had no knowledge that
the Martian suggested the purchase.
b. The contract to purchase is void, because it was made on a Martian's advice.
c. The contract to purchase the land is voidable, because Veronica has not been
adjudicated insane, and possible could still have understood the contract.
d. None of these answers are correct. - ✔✔c. The contract to purchase the land is
voidable, because Veronica has not been adjudicated insane, and possible could still
have understood the contract.
✔✔Sean and John are business associates. At dinner, Sean has only one beer over the
course of three hours. Sean is a light drinker and normally feels severely intoxicated
after three beers. At the end of dinner, Sean and John enter into a multi-year agreement
worth potentially millions of dollars. Later, if Sean attempts to void the contract on the
basis of intoxication and loses, what would be the reason for it?
, a. Sean was without reason or understand when entering into the contract.
b. Sean's intoxication was unable to understand the nature and consequences of his
actions.
c. Sean's slight intoxication did not destroy his capacity to contract.
d. Intoxication is insufficient to void a contract. - ✔✔c. Sean's slight intoxication did not
destroy his capacity to contract.
✔✔One issue before the court in the In Re The Score Board, Inc. case was:
a. whether Kobe Bryant, by his actions, ratified a contract with Score Board after
reaching the age of majority.
b. whether the contract with Scoreboard supplied sufficient consideration for Bryant's
autographs.
c. whether the deal made for Bryant to sign autographs was a good opportunity.
d. whether a person playing in the NBA needed protection during the time before he
reached the age of majority. - ✔✔a. whether Kobe Bryant, by his actions, ratified a
contract with Score Board after reaching the age of majority.
✔✔One issue before the court in the First State Bank of Sinai v. Hyland case was:
a. whether the contract between Hyland's father and the Bank was void due to alcohol-
related incapacity.
b. whether the note was discharged in Randy Hyland's bankruptcy.
c. whether a person committed to alcoholism treatment is automatically incompetent.
d. whether the bank knew that Mervin Hyland was incapacitated by liquor. - ✔✔a.
whether the contract between Hyland's father and the Bank was void due to alcohol-
related incapacity.
✔✔The court in Keser v. Chagnon examined which of the following issues?
a. Whether Keser should have insisted that someone cosign the contract with Edsel.
b. Whether Keser should have been more careful in documenting Chagnon's age before
entering into the contract.
c. Whether Chagnon ratified the contract for the purchase of the Edsel by delaying his
disaffirmance of the contract.
d. Whether Chagnon damaged the Edsel during the course of his possession of the
vehicle. - ✔✔c. Whether Chagnon ratified the contract for the purchase of the Edsel by
delaying his disaffirmance of the contract.
✔✔Which of the following promises does have to be evidenced by a writing in order to
be enforceable?
a. Jack's agreement with Steve to sell his condominium for $150,000.
b. Sarah's promise to work for Angie for ten months.
c. Sam and Alicia decide to get married.
