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The Day I Met Marshall Petersen

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Introduction Looking back to the day I met Marshall Petersen; I feel I should have gotten to know him better before offering him a chance to promote the Muscadine grapes or seed products. The day I met him, I was trying to reach out in hopes that he would continue to come to church with his wife, Gloria. When he started placing regular orders, I should have set up a meeting with him and created a contract at that time, along with explaining that our invoices require payments within 30 days. The Contract Marshall Petersen created the contract, then asked my son to sign the contract. My son was only 17 years old when he signed the contract and did not have a position within the company that gave him the right to sign contracts. According to FindLaw.com (2016), to be obliged by a contract, a person must be legally able to develop a contract, or have the capacity to contract. Anyone under the age of 18 cannot develop an enforceable contract (FindLaw.com, 2016). A minor or their guardian may cancel a contract entered into by the minor. My son turned 18 last month, so we are still within the time period to cancel the contract he signed at the age of 17. At the time the contract was made by Mr. Petersen, I should have received a copy for our files. At that time, we could have discussed the contract and known that my son did not have the right to sign the contract, and discussed the contract with Mr. Petersen. The fact that Mr. Petersen did not provide a copy of the

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