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Which of the following is an example of a voidable contract?
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A 52-year-old forms an oral contract
with an able-bodied and competent
adult neighbor to paint his deck for
● $1,000.
A 28-year-old adult forms a written
contract with an able-bodied and
competent 17-yearold neighbor to
cut her lawn for $200 per week.
A 21-year-old forms a contract with
an able-bodied and competent 30-
year-old neighbor to drive her to
work all year in exchange for gas
● money.
A 21-year-old adult forms a written
contract with an able-bodied and
competent adult
●
neighbor to clean his house for $1
per month.
RATIONALE
A minor is generally not considered competent to consent to a
contract, and, therefore, such a contract is voidable, meaning it may
be avoided by the minor.
CONCEPT
→ Different Types of Contracts
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2●
Select the statement that is true of consumer law prior to the 20th
century.
It relied primarily on the threat of
litigation to ensure product
●
safety.
It essentially functioned in the same
way as current products
●
liability law.
Its central tenet was "seller
● beware."
It was rooted in the fact that
consumers had much more direct
contact with producers than they do
now.
RATIONALE
When consumption was local prior to the 20th century, the consumer
could confront the product's maker directly.