Olsen, who was seventeen, and had a parttime job, was in the market for a new computer
Question:
Olsen, who was seventeen, and had a parttime job, was in the market for a new computer system. He found a new Macintosh system for $2,900 at Macrotex, Inc. Beth Skidmore, an uthorized sales representative for Macrotex, negotiated the deal with Olsen, knowing that he was only seventeen.
Olsen paid $900 down and agreed to pay the balance over the next five years. Five days after he had parchase the computer system, Sarah Laurel, the owner of Macrotex, learned that Skidmore had sold the system to a minor. She told Skidmore to ges the computer back and to cancel the deal.
Skidmore called Olsen and told him that she needed to ave the computer back. She told Olsen that since he was a minor she and Macrotex had the right to void the contract. Was Skidmore legally correct in this statement? What capacity, if and, does a minor have when entering a contract?
International Marketing And Export Management
ISBN: 9781292016924
8th Edition
Authors: Gerald Albaum , Alexander Josiassen , Edwin Duerr