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genuine assent. Genuine assent is “assent to a contract that is free of fraud, duress, undue influence, and mutual mistake” (Kubasek et al, 2015, p. 251). Again, as stated above, there is some question of whether or not there existed fraud or undue influence, in which case there is also the question of whether or not genuine assent was given. competent parties. Competency is “a person’s ability to understand the nature of the transaction and the consequences of entering into it at the time the contract was entered into” (Kubasek et al, 2015, p. 254). The primary aspect in considering competency in this case, is John Doe’s minor son. There is a question of capacity to contract, which will be discussed further in a subsequent section of this analysis. legal object. A legal object is “a contract subject matter that is lawful under statutory and case law” (Kubasek et al, 2015, p. 255). The object in this case, the supply of grapes, is most likely considered a legal object. Hypothetically, for instance, if the grapes were illegally grown, distributed, or sold in violation of a specific law, then this element would not be satisfied, and the contract would be considered void. vagueness in implied contract. A reasonable person might conclude that John Doe was conducting business in a responsible honest manner by fulfilling each of the invoices that were requested by Marshall Peterson. It can be speculated that, to his knowledge, there was not an expressed contract that he

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