Case of the disaffirming minor
The case of the disaffirming minor
Fisher, an employment agency sued Catni, a minor, for breach of contract for
the balance due the agency of $100.25 as a commission for finding Catini
employment. Catini disaffirmed his contract with the agency, while still a minor,
2 months after obtaining the job and one month after he quit. The legal age in
the state was 18. Catani was 17 years and 8 months when he entered into the
contract. Catini told the agency that he was 25 years old. He showed the
agency a phony I.D. when they signed the contract.
At the trial, Catni’s attorney stated that he used the money from the job to pay
for his groceries after he moved out of his parents’ house. He knew he had
done wrong by giving the agency a phony ID, but that was the only way he
could get the job. He stated that he learned his lesson and he would never do
it again, but now he is broke and does not have any money to pay the
remaining fee.
Fishers attorney argued that Catni signed a contract represented himself as an
adult. He presented a phony I.D. so the contract was fraud from the inception.
Catini looked and appeared older than his chronological age, so in essence he
was an adult and should be treated as such. Catini should not benefit from the
laws that protect minors.
1. As a juror in this case, who would you decide in favor of? Please explain
why you decided the case that way.
2. What would you decide if Catini was not asked for an I.D., even though he
possessed the phony I.D.? Explain.
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