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On chis c16th cbirthday, ca cyoung cman cpurchased ca cnew csports ccar cfrom ca cdealership cfor c$36,0
ccontract cwith cthe cdealership, cwhich cprovided cthat che cwould cmake cmonthly cpayments cof c$1,00
cman cmade cthe cfirst c12 cmonthly cpayments cthen cfailed cto cmake cany cpayments cduring cthe csec
cthreatened cto csue con cthe cbalance, cand, cright cafter chis c18th cbirthday, cthe cyoung cman cfinally c
c$10,000 cof cthe cremaining cbalance cif che cfound ca cjob cin cthe cnext cmonth. cThe cnext cday cthe cy
caccident cand cthe ccar cwas ctotaled. cHe cremained cunemployed cand cmade cno cpayments cto cthe
caccident, cthe ccar cwas cworth c$18,000.
Call cof cthe cQuestion: cIf cthe cdealership cbrings csuit cagainst cthe cyoung cman cfor cbreach cof ccont
cplaintiff's cproper crecovery?
(A) cNothing.
(B) c$10,000.
(C) c$18,000.
( c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Explanation. cThe ccorrect canswer cis: c(A) cNothing.
Contracts cof can cinfant care cvoidable cat cthe coption cof cthe cinfant. cOn cthe ccontrary, can cadult cpa
cavoid cthe ccontract con cthe cground cof cthe cother's cinfancy. cIn cother cwords, cthe cone-sided cpowe
cinfant conly. cAn cinfant cmay cdisaffirm chis cor cher ccontract cat cany ctime cprior cto cratification. cAfter
chowever, cthe cinfant cmay cratify cor caffirm cthe ccontract. cHere, cthe cyoung cman cratified cthe ccontr
cshortly cafter chis c18th cbirthday. cIt cis cthe cpromise cmade cin cthe cratification cthat cis cenforceable,
cthe cpresent ccase, cthe cyoung cman's caffirmation c(namely, chis cpromise cto cpay cthe cdealership c$
chis cfinding ca cjob. cSince cthat ccondition capparently cdid cnot coccur c(because cthe caccident ctook c
, The cparol cevidence crule cstates cthat conce cthe cparties chave creduced ctheir cagreement cto ca cwrit
cor cwritten, cor ccontemporaneous coral cagreements cis cinadmissible cto calter, cvary, cor ccontradict c
cparol cevidence crule chas cnever cprevented cproof cof can coral cor cwritten cagreement cthat cvaries co
cprior cwritten ccontract. cSince cthe coral cagreement, cwhich cthe cdoctor cclaims ctook cplace cduring c
cpoint cin ctime cafter cthe cwritten ccontract cto cperform cthe csurgery chad cbeen csigned, cthe cdoctor c
cevidence crule cis cnot capplicable cas capplied cto ca csubsequent coral cagreement. cChoice c(B) ccorr
cChoice c(A) cis cincorrect, cbecause cthe cconferral cof ca cclear cbenefit cwould cbe crelevant cto crecov
cvalue cof cservices crendered; chowever, cquasi-contract crecovery cis cunavailable cwhere cthe cpartie
cexisting ccontract. cChoice c(C) cis cincorrect, cbecause cthe cStatute cof cFrauds cis cnot ca crelevant cc
cStatute cof cFrauds cmay cnot capply cto cpersonal cservice ccontracts, cthe cparol cevidence crule cmus
cexisting cwritten ccontract cis caffected cby ca cprior cor ccontemporaneous coral cagreement. cChoice c
cstates can cirrelevant cconsideration. cRegardless cof cthe cnature cof cthe csecond cprocedure, cthe cpa
cdetermined cby cthe ccourt's cinterpretation cof cthe csubject cmatter cof cthe coriginal cwritten ccontract.
On cMarch c1, ca chomeowner cand ca cpainter centered cinto ca cwritten ccontract cwherein cthe cpainter
cexterior cof cthe chomeowner's chouse cfor c$3,000. cPrior cto cthe csigning cof cthe ccontract, cthe chom
cagreed cthat ctheir ccontract cwould cbe cnull cand cvoid cunless cthe chomeowner cwas cable cto cobtain
cBank cbefore cApril c1. cOn cMarch c31, cthe chomeowner cwas cinformed cby cNational cBank cthat chis
crejected. cThe cnext cday, cthe chomeowner ctelephoned cthe cpainter cand cinformed chim cthat cthe cd
If cthe cpainter cbrings can caction cfor cbreach cof ccontract cagainst cthe chomeowner cwould cthe clatte
cprovide chim cwith ca cvalid cdefense?
(A) cNo, cbecause cthe chomeowner-is cestopped cto cdeny cthe cvalidity cof cthe cwritten ccontract.
(B) cNo, cbecause cthe cagreement cregarding cthe cloan cvaried cthe cexpress cterms cof cthe cwriting.
(C) cYes, cbecause cthe cagr c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Explanation. c(D) c
Where cthe cparties cagree cthat ca ccondition cprecedent cmust coccur cbefore cthe ccontract cis ceffecti
cthe cfailure cof cthe ccondition cto coccur cmay cbe cshown cdespite cwhat cotherwise cwould cbe cdeeme
ctheory cis cthat cthe cagreement cis cnot cto ctake ceffect cuntil cthe ccondition coccurs, cand cthus cthere
cto cor ccontradicted cuntil cthat ctime. cTherefore, cthe cadmission cof cthe coral ccondition cis cnot cbarre
cChoice c(B) cis ctherefore cwrong. cChoice c(A) cis cincorrect, cbecause cestoppel cwould cnot capply ch
centitled cto cassert cthat ca cvalid ccontract cwas cnever cformed cunder cthe crule cstated cabove. cChoic
cthe cagreement cconcerning cthe cloan coccurred cbefore cthe ccontract cwas csigned. cA cmodification
cparties centered cinto cafter cthe ccontract cis cformed.
A cman centered cinto ca cwritten ccontract cwith ca cnationally cfamous cartist. cTheir ccontract cprovided
cfull-color cportrait cof cthe cman, cto cbe cdelivered cby cNovember cl, cin cexchange cfor c$15,000. cA cco
cthe cartist c"guarantees cthat cthe cquality cof cthe cportrait cwill cbe cfully csatisfactory."
The cartist cfinished cthe cportrait cand cpresented cit cto cthe cman con cNovember c2. cThe cman clooked
c"This cis cawful! cI creally cexpected cbetter. cI'm cnot cpaying cfor cthis!" cThe cartist cwas cenraged cby c
cthe cfinished cportrait cwas cone cof chis cbest cworks.
Which cof cthe cfollowing carguments cwould cbe cLEAST chelpful cto cthe cartist cin chis cefforts cto creco
ctheory?
(A) cThe cman's cdissatisfaction cwith cthe cquality cof cthe cportrait cwas cnot cgenuine.
(B) cThe cman cfailed cto cmake can cadequate cexamination cof cthe cquality cof cthe cportrait.
(C) cThe c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Explanation. cChoice c(D) cwould cbe cthe cLEAST chelpful cargument
On chis c16th cbirthday, ca cyoung cman cpurchased ca cnew csports ccar cfrom ca cdealership cfor c$36,0
ccontract cwith cthe cdealership, cwhich cprovided cthat che cwould cmake cmonthly cpayments cof c$1,00
cman cmade cthe cfirst c12 cmonthly cpayments cthen cfailed cto cmake cany cpayments cduring cthe csec
cthreatened cto csue con cthe cbalance, cand, cright cafter chis c18th cbirthday, cthe cyoung cman cfinally c
c$10,000 cof cthe cremaining cbalance cif che cfound ca cjob cin cthe cnext cmonth. cThe cnext cday cthe cy
caccident cand cthe ccar cwas ctotaled. cHe cremained cunemployed cand cmade cno cpayments cto cthe
caccident, cthe ccar cwas cworth c$18,000.
Call cof cthe cQuestion: cIf cthe cdealership cbrings csuit cagainst cthe cyoung cman cfor cbreach cof ccont
cplaintiff's cproper crecovery?
(A) cNothing.
(B) c$10,000.
(C) c$18,000.
( c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Explanation. cThe ccorrect canswer cis: c(A) cNothing.
Contracts cof can cinfant care cvoidable cat cthe coption cof cthe cinfant. cOn cthe ccontrary, can cadult cpa
cavoid cthe ccontract con cthe cground cof cthe cother's cinfancy. cIn cother cwords, cthe cone-sided cpowe
cinfant conly. cAn cinfant cmay cdisaffirm chis cor cher ccontract cat cany ctime cprior cto cratification. cAfter
chowever, cthe cinfant cmay cratify cor caffirm cthe ccontract. cHere, cthe cyoung cman cratified cthe ccontr
cshortly cafter chis c18th cbirthday. cIt cis cthe cpromise cmade cin cthe cratification cthat cis cenforceable,
cthe cpresent ccase, cthe cyoung cman's caffirmation c(namely, chis cpromise cto cpay cthe cdealership c$
chis cfinding ca cjob. cSince cthat ccondition capparently cdid cnot coccur c(because cthe caccident ctook c
, The cparol cevidence crule cstates cthat conce cthe cparties chave creduced ctheir cagreement cto ca cwrit
cor cwritten, cor ccontemporaneous coral cagreements cis cinadmissible cto calter, cvary, cor ccontradict c
cparol cevidence crule chas cnever cprevented cproof cof can coral cor cwritten cagreement cthat cvaries co
cprior cwritten ccontract. cSince cthe coral cagreement, cwhich cthe cdoctor cclaims ctook cplace cduring c
cpoint cin ctime cafter cthe cwritten ccontract cto cperform cthe csurgery chad cbeen csigned, cthe cdoctor c
cevidence crule cis cnot capplicable cas capplied cto ca csubsequent coral cagreement. cChoice c(B) ccorr
cChoice c(A) cis cincorrect, cbecause cthe cconferral cof ca cclear cbenefit cwould cbe crelevant cto crecov
cvalue cof cservices crendered; chowever, cquasi-contract crecovery cis cunavailable cwhere cthe cpartie
cexisting ccontract. cChoice c(C) cis cincorrect, cbecause cthe cStatute cof cFrauds cis cnot ca crelevant cc
cStatute cof cFrauds cmay cnot capply cto cpersonal cservice ccontracts, cthe cparol cevidence crule cmus
cexisting cwritten ccontract cis caffected cby ca cprior cor ccontemporaneous coral cagreement. cChoice c
cstates can cirrelevant cconsideration. cRegardless cof cthe cnature cof cthe csecond cprocedure, cthe cpa
cdetermined cby cthe ccourt's cinterpretation cof cthe csubject cmatter cof cthe coriginal cwritten ccontract.
On cMarch c1, ca chomeowner cand ca cpainter centered cinto ca cwritten ccontract cwherein cthe cpainter
cexterior cof cthe chomeowner's chouse cfor c$3,000. cPrior cto cthe csigning cof cthe ccontract, cthe chom
cagreed cthat ctheir ccontract cwould cbe cnull cand cvoid cunless cthe chomeowner cwas cable cto cobtain
cBank cbefore cApril c1. cOn cMarch c31, cthe chomeowner cwas cinformed cby cNational cBank cthat chis
crejected. cThe cnext cday, cthe chomeowner ctelephoned cthe cpainter cand cinformed chim cthat cthe cd
If cthe cpainter cbrings can caction cfor cbreach cof ccontract cagainst cthe chomeowner cwould cthe clatte
cprovide chim cwith ca cvalid cdefense?
(A) cNo, cbecause cthe chomeowner-is cestopped cto cdeny cthe cvalidity cof cthe cwritten ccontract.
(B) cNo, cbecause cthe cagreement cregarding cthe cloan cvaried cthe cexpress cterms cof cthe cwriting.
(C) cYes, cbecause cthe cagr c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Explanation. c(D) c
Where cthe cparties cagree cthat ca ccondition cprecedent cmust coccur cbefore cthe ccontract cis ceffecti
cthe cfailure cof cthe ccondition cto coccur cmay cbe cshown cdespite cwhat cotherwise cwould cbe cdeeme
ctheory cis cthat cthe cagreement cis cnot cto ctake ceffect cuntil cthe ccondition coccurs, cand cthus cthere
cto cor ccontradicted cuntil cthat ctime. cTherefore, cthe cadmission cof cthe coral ccondition cis cnot cbarre
cChoice c(B) cis ctherefore cwrong. cChoice c(A) cis cincorrect, cbecause cestoppel cwould cnot capply ch
centitled cto cassert cthat ca cvalid ccontract cwas cnever cformed cunder cthe crule cstated cabove. cChoic
cthe cagreement cconcerning cthe cloan coccurred cbefore cthe ccontract cwas csigned. cA cmodification
cparties centered cinto cafter cthe ccontract cis cformed.
A cman centered cinto ca cwritten ccontract cwith ca cnationally cfamous cartist. cTheir ccontract cprovided
cfull-color cportrait cof cthe cman, cto cbe cdelivered cby cNovember cl, cin cexchange cfor c$15,000. cA cco
cthe cartist c"guarantees cthat cthe cquality cof cthe cportrait cwill cbe cfully csatisfactory."
The cartist cfinished cthe cportrait cand cpresented cit cto cthe cman con cNovember c2. cThe cman clooked
c"This cis cawful! cI creally cexpected cbetter. cI'm cnot cpaying cfor cthis!" cThe cartist cwas cenraged cby c
cthe cfinished cportrait cwas cone cof chis cbest cworks.
Which cof cthe cfollowing carguments cwould cbe cLEAST chelpful cto cthe cartist cin chis cefforts cto creco
ctheory?
(A) cThe cman's cdissatisfaction cwith cthe cquality cof cthe cportrait cwas cnot cgenuine.
(B) cThe cman cfailed cto cmake can cadequate cexamination cof cthe cquality cof cthe cportrait.
(C) cThe c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Explanation. cChoice c(D) cwould cbe cthe cLEAST chelpful cargument
