$14-5.$ Business Case Problem with Sample Answer$$Minors$.$ D$.$V$.$G$.($a minor$)$ was injured in a one$-$car auto accident in Hoover, Alabama. The vehicle was covered by an insurance policy issued by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co$.$ Stan Brobston, D$.$V$.$G$.$s attorney, accepted Nationwide$$s offer of $$50,000$ on D$.$V$.$G$.$s behalf. Before the settlement could be submitted to an Alabama state court for approval, D$.$V$.$G$.$ died from injuries received in a second, unrelated auto accident. Nationwide argued that it was not bound to the settlement, because a minor lacks the capacity to contract and so cannot enter into a binding settlement without court approval. Should Nationwide be bound to the settlement? Why or why not? $[$Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co$.$ v$.$ Wood, $121$ So$\mathrm{.}3$d $982($Ala$.2013)]($See Contractual Capacity.$)$