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
My son turned 18 last month and did not void said contract prior to such. I personally believe that Petersen committed
I drafted the requirements and one particular day, I handed the supplier’s son the requirements contract and asked him to sign on behalf of the company, which he agreed to. However, the demand for the products skyrocketed nationwide after an article was written in the Huffington Post highlighting the antioxidant qualities of Muscadine; prompting the supplier to repudiate the contract by either increasing the prices of the products or referring me to other providers. At the time, the requirements contract was signed by the supplier’s son I was not aware that he a minor.
Under Texas law, is a contract “valid” at the time it was created when a 16-year-old is involved in a contract with a production company, even though such contract is unenforceable?
Attorney John Roska’s column in Saint Louis Post-dispatch answers questions to a similar situation, the article states that a minor can cancel a contract at anytime for any reason as long as the minor informs the other party about canceling the contract and returns the car. After the minor returns the car, the other party must return the money received for the car since the car has been returned (Roska, 2007).
I believe Don unethically manipulated the situation and deceived both my son and I. Nolo Legal Encyclopedia (n.d.)listed some instances where a contract can be found unenforceable in the eyes of the law. These include: Lack of Capacity, my son did not have the ability to understand exactly what he was agreeing to or what the implications would be; Misrepresentation, Don did not spell out exactly what the contract was when he asked my son to sign it. Instead he misled him by stating it was just formality to guarantee continued
Marshall Peterson and the owners of the Muscadine grape farm became acquaintances in the Sunday school room of a church that Marshall’s wife, Gloria, brought him to one Sunday morning. Furthermore, Marshall is not a Christian, however, he is the owner of a local health food products business. In addition, when Marshall engaged in conversation with the owners of the Muscadine grape farm, the owners mentioned to Marshall the benefits of the Muscadine grapes that they grow, stating that they possess elevated antioxidant qualities. As a matter of fact, Marshall initiated reoccurring business with the Muscadine grape farmers that elevated the profits of his local health food products business. Although Marshall repeatedly paid the invoices past
16. In most states, where a minor wants to disaffirm a contract, but there is damage to the consideration he or she received, the minor:
Although Blake was a minor and lacking in parental consent at the time he signed the contract with WP, the contract is likely valid under Texas law, and thus subject to interference. Each of the elements of a valid contract are undisputedly present in Blake’s agreement with WP: an offer, an acceptance in strict compliance with the terms of the offer, a meeting of the minds, consent by both parties, and execution and delivery of the contract with the intent that it become mutual and binding on both parties. See Stewart & Stevenson, LLC v. Galveston Party
Upon reception of the fax from Marshall, in this scenario, I would have hired a lawyer. Prior to any business dealings, there was an unwritten implied contract between Marshall and I. Our business relationship started on good faith and throughout the years, honest dealings were the norm. According to Ala. Code 1975, 26-1-1. Infants and Incompetents, states the age of majority is 19. I would encourage a new method of business dealings. Kubasek et al. (2016) suggests that most states give a minor the right to disaffirm a contract in order to protect the minor from competent people who may take advantage of this seemingly easy opportunity. Furthermore, at this juncture, both
Marshall received a signature on a contract from a seventeen year old minor in which he hopes to enforce. From a legal standpoint, minors have a limited ability to enter into contracts. The seventeen year old minor employee can void the contract he signed at any time. Minors have the option to do this because of laws made to protect them
I believe that both sides of the party did not use a written work contract; therefore, it would seem that Mr. Gerard used the beneficent association to get the cash for himself; on the other hand, I believe that it can be conceivable that Kids Care could utilize an agreement law that will implement a guarantee. This contract/agreement law is called promissory estoppel, which prevents a promissor from denying the existence of a promise when the promisse reasonably and foreseeable relies on the promise and to his or her loss acts or fails to act and suffers an injustice, legal, ethical, and moral duty, making him to followed with what he promise to t help the Kids Care Organization to do the; therefore, all promises need to be in writing and
that the document did not appear to be contractual. In D J Hill and Co
The day I met Nathan, he was a baby and I was six years old. I had met babies before. They were all so playful, expressive and active. Nathan on the other hand was very quiet, constantly stuck out his tongue, and seemed different. Nathan has Down syndrome. I was curious about the pink scarring on his chest. Even to my young eyes, I knew that was not supposed to be there. It was that day I learned my first lesson about medicine. Until then, I naively thought everyone was born perfectly healthy. Unencumbered by the myriad health issues of this condition and blessed with a supportive family I was free to pursue whatever I pleased. Instead of playing house, I played doctor. The wonders of science became my obsession; I started dressing with a stethoscope and white coat to play with Nathan. I wanted to help him like my doctor helped me when I was sick. As we grew older, Nathan’s verbal skills did not improve, mostly communicating through grunting and a version of signing. I would go home and brainstorm ideas for games I could play with him. Frustrated I could not do more, I had this compelling urge to keep trying. I would try something new every time I met with him and I began to realize that I was having a much more genuine impact on his childhood and adolescent life as time went on. My first true platform and exposure in the medical field came from and experience starting with a girl named Grace.
In moments of distress literature guides me. Moments in my life when I feel heavy hearted are quickly resolved as I turn to my favorite novels for comfort. Books reassure me that even in the worst situation good fate always wins . When I am lonely, I reacquaint myself with the safe and familiar characters that I know and love . Whenever I feel happy, I smile because I have lived the lives of warriors, enchantresses, and even the common day person. Although the emotional connection between literature and myself is imperishable, there was a time in my life when that bond was nonexistent. However, for one to understand the significant impact stories has had on my life, one must know my life. Thus, my story begins with my childhood. A conventional upbringing of sorts but of course my childhood doesn't begin with me. My childhood begins as most childhoods do, with my parents. My parents met each other during their freshmen year of high school when they were fourteen years old . Call it destiny, or mere luck, this one meet cue would define their lives for the next twenty two years. After their initial meeting, it did not take long for my parents to fall passionately in love. Unfortunately, their devotion for one another as an imminent as their fallout, however, we are not there yet. We are at the bittersweet moments of young love. The moments that make one believe in eternity although these moments themselves cease to last just as long. My parents own version of forever
I grew up in a system where I had to obey orders strictly and blindly. I was born in Myanmar, also known as “Burma”, and I lived there till I was twenty one. My country was ruled by the military government even before I was born, and the dictatorship had been established well when I was growing up. The most important rule I learned as I grew up was not to get involved in politics. The worst crime to commit in my country was doing politics, and the government took severe actions such as brutal torture and many years of imprisonment to anyone who involved in political activities. I did not get into trouble throughout high school because I stayed away from politics. I even stayed away from conversations that involved how bad our government was. I was an obedient student and an obedient citizen. I had foolishly believed that I would be fine as long as I did not get involved in politics or any actions against the government. However, I learned that my life was not safe under the dictatorship no matter how hard I tried to protect it.